{"id":113935,"date":"2025-04-22T22:43:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-22T18:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/?p=113935"},"modified":"2025-04-22T22:05:21","modified_gmt":"2025-04-22T18:05:21","slug":"gold-dips-100-from-record-high-as-us-china-tensions-ease-yet-shines-with-29-ytd-gain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/gold-dips-100-from-record-high-as-us-china-tensions-ease-yet-shines-with-29-ytd-gain\/04\/22\/market-updates\/","title":{"rendered":"Gold Dips $100 from Record High as US-China Tensions Ease, Yet Shines with 29% YTD Gain"},"content":{"rendered":"Gold prices slid $100 from a record high of $3,500, retreating to around $3,400, down 0.63%, as US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent signaled a de-escalation with China, boosting market optimism and curbing demand for safe-haven assets. Despite the pullback, gold remains up 29% year-to-date, driven by Federal Reserve uncertainty, trade risks, and geopolitical tensions.<br \/><br \/>The World Gold Council reported $21 billion in Q1 ETF inflows, the second-highest quarterly figure ever, underscoring robust investor demand. Gold ETFs saw $8.6 billion in March alone, reflecting a flight to safety amid economic uncertainty.<br \/><br \/>Market Dynamics<br \/><br \/>US-China Relations: Bessent\u2019s comments on de-escalation spurred a risk-on mood, pushing gold prices down $50 from $3,420 to $3,370.<br \/><br \/>Fed Uncertainty: Fed Chair Jerome Powell highlighted a potential stagflationary scenario, noting tensions between inflation and employment goals, keeping gold attractive.<br \/><br \/>Trade and Geopolitics: President Trump\u2019s trade policy swings and criticism of the Fed continue to bolster gold\u2019s appeal.<br \/><br \/>Yields and Rates: US 10-year Treasury yields dipped to 4.395%, with real yields at 2.175%. Markets expect 91 basis points of Fed rate cuts by end-2025, with the first cut likely in July.<br \/><br \/>Key Data to Watch<br \/><br \/>This week\u2019s US economic calendar includes Fed speakers, S&#038;P Global Flash PMIs, Durable Goods Orders, and the University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment final reading, all of which could sway gold prices.<br \/><br \/>Despite short-term profit-taking, gold\u2019s outlook remains strong as investors navigate an uncertain economic landscape and flock to the yellow metal for safety.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gold prices slid $100 from a record high of $3,500, retreating to around $3,400, down 0.63%, as US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent signaled a de-escalation with China, boosting market optimism and curbing demand for safe-haven assets. Despite the pullback, gold remains up 29% year-to-date, driven by Federal Reserve uncertainty, trade risks, and geopolitical tensions.The World &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":105524,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[38,36],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-113935","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-commodities-news","category-market-updates"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113935","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=113935"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113935\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":113943,"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/113935\/revisions\/113943"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/105524"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=113935"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=113935"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=113935"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}