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Gold prices saw a modest increase in Asian trading on Monday, extending their recent gains as investors sought safe-haven assets amid growing concerns about U.S. President Donald Trump\u2019s trade tariffs and rising geopolitical tensions, particularly over the Russia-Ukraine conflict.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The main catalyst for gold’s rise was President Trump’s recent tariff announcements. Over the weekend, Trump unveiled a 30% tariff<\/strong> on imports from Mexico<\/strong> and the European Union<\/strong>, effective from August 1<\/strong>. This added to an ongoing series of tariff increases, including 50% tariffs on copper<\/strong> and 25% duties on imports from Japan and South Korea<\/strong>. The announcement spurred concerns about the economic disruption from escalating tariffs, increasing demand for gold as a safe haven.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The tariff threats have added uncertainty to global markets, with investors flocking to gold for protection amid fears of a slowdown in economic growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In addition to trade concerns, caution surrounding the Russia-Ukraine conflict<\/strong> further supported gold. U.S. President Trump\u2019s announcement that he would send offensive weapons<\/strong> to Ukraine added to worries about the situation escalating. Despite the U.S. efforts to broker a ceasefire, ongoing tensions in the region have spurred further interest in safe-haven assets like gold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Despite gold\u2019s positive movement, its gains were limited by the strengthening of the U.S. dollar<\/strong>, which continued its recovery from three-year lows. The dollar’s resilience weighed on metal prices in general, with gold and other precious metals facing pressure from the greenback’s advance. U.S. copper futures<\/strong> also saw a decline of 0.5%<\/strong> as traders took profits after hitting record highs in recent sessions, largely due to Trump\u2019s tariff announcements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Looking ahead, investor focus is shifting to the U.S. consumer price index (CPI)<\/strong> data for June, which is expected to be released on Tuesday. Analysts anticipate an increase in both core<\/strong> and headline inflation<\/strong>, with particular attention on whether the tariffs have contributed to higher prices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The inflation data will be crucial for the Federal Reserve’s<\/strong> next moves on interest rates. Persistent inflation may prompt the Fed to hold rates steady, despite President Trump\u2019s calls for immediate rate cuts to support the economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n With tensions high on both the trade and geopolitical fronts, gold and silver are likely to continue attracting safe-haven demand. However, the dollar’s strength<\/strong> and upcoming inflation data<\/strong> will play a pivotal role in determining whether these metals can sustain their upward momentum in the near term.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Gold prices saw a modest increase in Asian trading on Monday, extending their recent gains as investors sought safe-haven assets amid growing concerns about U.S. President Donald Trump\u2019s trade tariffs and rising geopolitical tensions, particularly over the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Key Price Movements: Spot Gold rose by 0.2%, trading at $3,361.42 per ounce. Gold Futures for …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":116449,"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":[38,37,36],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-116550","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-commodities-news","category-forex-markets","category-market-updates"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116550","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\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=116550"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116550\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":116551,"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116550\/revisions\/116551"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/116449"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=116550"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=116550"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/noortrends.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=116550"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Geopolitical Tensions Add to Safe Haven Demand:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Resilience of the Dollar Limits Metal Gains:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Other Precious Metals Performance:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Focus on U.S. CPI Data:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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