Gold Steady on dollar, outlook

Gold Steady on dollar, outlook

Gold steady in Monday trading, balanced between two pressures: a stronger dollar making the yellow metal a less attractive alternate investment and the outlook for Federal Reserve interest rate cuts and geopolitical risk which offer gold support. Continue reading →

Gold extended gains around record

Gold extended gains around record

Gold extended gains and traded around record levels early Friday amid optimism about Federal Reserve interest rate cuts next week after a number of data releases this week showed that the economy may be slowing. Gold has hit record highs in each of the past six months and gained about 24% so far in 2024. Continue reading →

Gold rose on rate cut expectations

Gold rose on rate cut expectations

Gold rose back above the $2500 mark Monday on rate cut expectations. Last week’s release of the key U.S. jobs report for August had cast doubt on how big the Federal Reserve’s long-expected interest rate cut next week will be. Continue reading →

Gold steady ahead of jobs reports after early morning dip

Gold steady ahead of jobs reports after early morning dip

Gold steady ahead of jobs reports after experiencing an early morning dip. Investors await the release of some of the last major economic indicators due out before the Federal Reserve policy meeting later this month. Gold briefly lost ground early Wednesday due to an equity sell-off. DG spot gold fell 0.2% to $2,476.14 per ounce, hitting its lowest since Aug. 22nd, while gold futures were also down 0.2% to $2,519.10. Bulls quickly stepped in to buy the dip, reclaiming most of the lost ground. Continue reading →

Gold steady after volatile start to week

Gold steady after volatile start to week

Gold steady, sticking near the $2400 an ounce mark early Wednesday, after a volatile start to the week. The first few days saw the broader, global market reacting to worse-than-expected U.S. July job data and mounting speculation that the economy was on the brink of a recession. Continue reading →

Gold rises ahead of Fed, jobs reports

Gold rises ahead of Fed, jobs reports

Gold rises early Wednesday ahead of Fed, and jobs reports. The bullion was poised to cap its biggest monthly gain since March amid speculation that the Federal Reserve will clearly indicate that interest rate cuts are imminent in its policy statement due out in the afternoon. Safe haven impulses driven by the latest violence in the Middle East is also giving the yellow metal a boost. Continue reading →

Gold slips, still aims for weekly gain

Gold slips, still aims for weekly gain

Gold slips briefly below $2400 on this morning’s inflation data but still aims for weekly gain. The yellow metal lost ground earlier Friday on profit taking after rallying in the previous session on a report showing that U.S. inflation cooled to the slowest pace in a year in June. Continue reading →

Gold steady on holiday trading

Gold steady on holiday trading

Gold was little changed early Wednesday holding steady on holiday trading as the U.S. Juneteenth observance shuttered many financial markets. The yellow metal getting support from the softer U.S. retail sales data released yesterday that boosted expectations that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates this year. Continue reading →

Gold slips off Tuesday’s rally

Gold slips off Tuesday’s rally

Gold slips off Tuesday’s rally as investors brace for inflation data coming later this week with the DG spot price drifting from $2360 an ounce early in the trading day to $2343. Tuesday’s rally ran out of steam on a firming dollar and Treasury yields. Continue reading →

Gold poised for weekly gain

Gold poised for weekly gain

Gold poised for its second consecutive weekly gain early Friday after a key inflation report this week renewed optimism about a Federal Reserve interest rate cut this year. The bullish turn provides support for silver and platinum, which are up 5.6% and 6.3%, respectively, for the week. The bullish charts sent DG spot gold back up over $2400 an ounce and DG spot silver over $30 an ounce. Continue reading →