Market Drivers – US Session 04/04/2023 While gold has jumped, US treasury yields retreated, the US dollar was seen under pressure on Tuesday. The dollar is still under pressure ahead of more employment statistics, notably the NFP on Friday, as a result of weak US economic data. On Wednesday, the …
Read More »Gold price benefits from US data, economic concerns
Gold price jumped above $2,020, reaching the highest level since March of last year. However, analysts and economists believe that the precious metal could correct lower if higher crude oil price sparks the existing inflation fears.Gold’s strength was by no means intuitive: after all, the significant rise in the oil …
Read More »Gold derives its strength from consolidation above support 4/4/2023
Gold prices failed to break the pivotal support floor published during the previous analysis at 1960, explaining that it represents the key to protecting the official bullish trend, returning to the bullish rebound towards 1990, to end its daily dealings above the support mentioned above. Technically, the overall bullish trend …
Read More »Gold fell as fears of raising US interest rates worsened after the OPEC+ surprise
Gold prices fell on Monday after a surprise announcement by OPEC+ to cut oil production raised concerns about inflation and increased bets on a rate hike at the next Federal Reserve meeting in May. Spot gold prices fell 0.8 percent to $1951.37 an ounce by 0401 GMT, the lowest level …
Read More »Gold settled above the ascending trend support line 3/4/2023
The yellow metal’s efforts continued to maintain its attempts to rise, which stopped temporarily due to the negative pressure from the 1987 resistance level, forcing the price to decline temporarily. Technically, the overall bullish trend is still the most likely, relying on the stability of trading above the previously breached …
Read More »Financial Markets’ Weekly Recap, March 27-31
Wall Street rose on Friday, with the Nasdaq index posting its biggest quarterly percentage gain since June 2020, after signs of easing inflation raised hopes that the Federal Reserve would soon end its aggressive campaign to raise interest rates. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index posted gains for the second …
Read More »Gold is heading for the best monthly performance since July 2020
Gold prices rose on Friday, heading to record the best monthly performance since July 2020, as the banking system crisis led to the expectation that the Federal Reserve (the US Central Bank) would temporarily stop raising interest rates, which makes the yellow metal more attractive. By 0321 GMT, spot gold …
Read More »Gold Benefits from Thursday’s Softer US Dollar
A lower US dollar and predictions of falling interest rates have helped to support the price of gold. The US Dollar index was down 0.4% at 102.20, making gold prices denominated in dollars more appealing. On Thursday, XAU/USD fluctuated between a low of $1,955 and a high of $1,984.36 before …
Read More »Gold compensates for its losses and rises with the decline of the dollar
Gold prices reversed course and rose on Thursday after a slight decline in the dollar helped dampen risk appetite fueled by waning concerns about the global banking system. By 0738 GMT, spot gold rose 0.3 percent to $1,968.89 an ounce. US gold futures settled at $1984.70. The dollar index fell …
Read More »Gold is falling as concerns about banks recede
Gold prices fell on Thursday as calming concerns about the global banking system increased risk appetite and curbed some attempts to buy the safe-haven metal. By 0346 GMT, spot gold fell 0.2 percent to $1,960.52 an ounce, down for a second session. US gold futures fell 0.4 percent to $1,977.00. …
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