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Gold dips on this morning’s jobs report that shows private payrolls well above analysts estimates. The yellow metal was already under pressure as the U.S. dollar strengthened on speculation that positive jobs data may motivate the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy to become more hawkish. Continue reading →

Gold stays in range, hovering around $1,780 an ounce. After slipping early Monday as the dollar and U.S. Treasury yields edged higher, the yellow metal clawed back as some investors bought the dip. Many traders staying on the sidelines waiting for a clearer signal from the U.S. Federal Reserve’s and other central bank’s on policy tightening and the scaling back of pandemic stimulus efforts. Continue reading →

Gold jumps this morning on inflation data. The yellow metal boosted on news that inflation was inline with market expectations on the way to its first weekly gain in four weeks. Continue reading →

Gold inched higher early Wednesday on a pledge from Federal Reserve Chairman Powell. He stressed the Fed will keep interest rates near zero for some time, making the yellow metal more attractive as an alternative investment. Continue reading →

Gold rebounds from last week’s drop on softer dollar and slipping U.S. Treasury yields. Bargain hunters also did some gold buying after the yellow metal’s worst week since March 2020. Continue reading →

Gold loses overnight gains as St. Louis Fed President James Bullard told CNBC this morning that he sees an initial interest rate increase happening in 2022 — faster than the expected first increase in 2023. Continue reading →

Gold steady ahead of Fed policy decision. Investors await signals from the U.S. central bank’s meeting today about whether it will taper its loose monetary policy and tackle rising inflation. Continue reading →

Gold falls 1% overnight on a stronger dollar ahead of Fed meeting, but it has clawed back almost $20 an ounce this morning from a low of $1,847 as traders buy the dip. Investors await Wednesday’s meeting of Federal Reserve policy makers for indications on what the central bank will do about rising inflation. Continue reading →

Gold pressured by the dollar this morning after rebounding above the $1,900-an-ounce threshold overnight. The yellow metal’s early morning climb was sparked by the report showing a surge in U.S. inflation wasn’t seen by investors as enough for the U.S. Federal Reserve to tighten monetary policy. Continue reading →

Gold was little changed, hanging just under $1,900, early Wednesday as traders awaited U.S. inflation data and a monetary policy announcement from the European Central Bank for direction. The U.S. dollar’s mid-week weakness has given the yellow metal a slight boost. Continue reading →

Gold slips as dollar firms and investors look toward economic data on inflation due later this week. The yellow metal getting mixed support from comments made over the weekend by Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen at the Group of Seven finance ministers meeting in London. Continue reading →

Gold up on jobs report as the U.S. fails to hit market forecast for jobs in May. The yellow metal jumped almost $7 an ounce immediately and the most active futures month has now gained over $15 an ounce. Continue reading →

Gold slips off near five-month high from Tuesday morning, as U.S. Treasury yields strengthened following a positive U.S. manufacturing report for May, though concerns about inflation kept a floor under prices. Continue reading →

Gold boosting off inflation data as the Core Inflation report shows higher than expected growth for April. The yellow metal had dipped slightly, down $6 an ounce to $1,885.38, ahead of the report as the dollar firmed, but the bullion is once again challenging $1,900. Continue reading →

Gold stubbornly sticks above $1900, firming its position beyond that psychological threshold as U.S. Treasury yields fell and Federal Reserve officials signaled that the central bank’s monetary policy would continue to be accommodative. Continue reading →

Gold trades near four-and-a-half month high, rising early Monday as the U.S. dollar remains stuck near 3-month lows and questions about inflation arise, while investor focus turns to key economic reports due later this week from the from the United States. Continue reading →

Gold headed for its third weekly advance and remained near a four-month high on a weaker dollar and subdued U.S. Treasury yields. Continue reading →

Gold returns near four-month high after briefly dipping this morning on a strengthening dollar. Meanwhile investors await the minutes of the Federal Reserve’s last policy meeting for insight into whether members of the Federal Open Market Committee are divided on their accommodative monetary stance and approach to inflation. Continue reading →

Gold rises to three-month high early Monday, past the $1,850 an ounce barrier, as Treasury yields weakened and the number of global COVID-19 cases mounted, making the yellow metal more attractive as a safe-haven investment. Continue reading →

Gold eyes second straight up week as the dollar weakens on the Federal Reserve downplaying inflation fears and signaling that it will keep interest rates low for the time being. The yellow metal is also supported by weak U.S. retail sales figures. Continue reading →

Gold waffles between positive and negative territory on CPI data. The yellow metal jumped over $10 an ounce to $1,844.70 on surprising inflation surge, but has since lost ground. It had dropped at the beginning of the trading day as the dollar strengthened and the treasury yields advanced. Continue reading →

Gold traded near a three-month high reached last week as the dollar weakened and speculation grew that U.S. interest rates will remain low after data released Friday showed U.S. jobs growth unexpectedly slowed in April. Continue reading →

Gold surges on this morning’s disappointing jobs report. The yellow metal was already headed for the best week in five months on lower dollar and treasury yields. Continue reading →

Gold steady on strong dollar, concerns sparked by comments from Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen about higher U.S. interest rates. Meanwhile, palladium climbed to a new record. Continue reading →

Gold rises early Monday ahead of ISM data release as analysts await key first-of-the month economic data from around the world.

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Gold headed for best month since December, despite a slow week. Meanwhile, Palladium rose above $3,000 an ounce for the first time in early trading on concerns over a shortage of the metal used in autocatalysts. Continue reading →

Gold slips ahead of Fed as U.S. 10-year Treasury yields rose to near 2-week high and the dollar index rose 0.1%. Continue reading →

Gold steady on safe-haven demand early Monday amid rising global coronavirus cases and a weaker dollar, meanwhile, palladium is holding near record. Continue reading →

Gold rises early Friday as a safe-haven investment as details on the Biden tax plan make headlines. President Joe Biden’s plans to boost the capital-gains tax sent investors out of equities, the dollar and Treasurys giving gold a shot at its third weekly gain as it hovers just under $1,800. Continue reading →

Congratulations to Terry Hanlon, President of Dillon Gage Metals, on being named one of the most influential people in numismatics by Coin World. Continue reading →

Gold up on easing treasury yields trading near a seven-week high as safe-haven investors sought refuge in the yellow metal amid declines in yields and equities. Continue reading →

Gold off seven-week high on profit taking, after surging in the first few hours of the trading day to $1,790 an ounce on a weakened dollar and falling treasury yields. Equities are also falling from record highs this morning. Continue reading →

Gold hits a seven-week high this morning, aiming for its best week since mid-December, powered by weaker U.S. Treasury yields and the dollar index. Continue reading →

Gold takes a dip in morning trading, but is still pretty steady after a report showed U.S. inflation rose more than expected last month. The news boosted equities while the dollar weakened, lending support to the yellow metal Continue reading →

Gold droops this morning as Treasury yields hold strength gained from last week’s economic data while investors wait for this week’s key U.S. inflation and retail sales numbers. Continue reading →

Gold off one-month high, pushed earlier in the trading day by a rebounding dollar and Treasury yields, then suppressed further by this morning’s Producer Price Index (PPI) report that rose much higher than expected in March. The dollar came off a two-week low in early trading. Continue reading →

Gold slipped from its two-week high early Wednesday as global equities climbed and the dollar rebounded on strong U.S. economic data, as concern grows that central bank tapering might start sooner than expected. Now all eyes and ears turn to today’s 2 p.m. EDT release of the Fed minutes from their March 16th meeting. Continue reading →

Gold still pressured by Friday’s very positive US jobs numbers that have elevated hopes of an imminent economic recovery. Those hopes added support to global equities, further taking some shine off of gold, although the yellow metal is hanging tough above the $1,720 an ounce mark. Continue reading →

Gold inches up on jobs data this morning, but still fighting beneath $1,700 amid other bullish economic news and increasing U.S. Treasury yields. Continue reading →

Gold slips on economic recovery early Monday as the U.S. dollar index strengthened to its highest in several months and global economic uncertainty decreased. Advances in U.S. Treasury yields also pressured gold, because strength in the other assets raises the opportunity cost of holding bullion. Continue reading →

Gold holds steady this morning but still looks to be heading for its first decline in three weeks against continued strength in the U.S. dollar and Treasury yields. Rising geopolitical risks and a third wave of the pandemic are lending gold support. Continue reading →

Gold rises as Treasurys dip to a one-week low. The yellow metal gathered power on negative news about the pandemic, despite the U.S. dollar index hitting a four-month high. Continue reading →

Gold falls on Turkish concerns as the country abruptly replaced its central bank governor over the weekend. The headlines resulted in 10-year Treasury yields remaining near the highest level in more than a year. Continue reading →

Gold holds as bond yield retreats. The yellow metal is on track for a second weekly gain as a correction in the 10-year Treasury yield offers a boost. Continue reading →

Gold muted ahead of FOMC, losing a little altitude as U.S. bond yields climb this morning. Inflation fears boosted both the precious metal and U.S. Treasury yields, which were near their highest levels in more than a year. Investors are primarily awaiting a policy statement from the U.S. Federal Reserve. Continue reading →

Gold rises as inflation hedge, regaining its hedge status after the $1.9 trillion U.S. stimulus measure became law last week. Continue reading →

Gold drops in morning trading after dollar rebounds and U.S. Treasury yields strengthen after the new $1.9 trillion U.S. stimulus measure became law. The yellow metal has shown little reaction to this morning’s Producer Price Index (PPI) numbers, with gold holding the line above $1,700. Continue reading →

Traders buy Gold’s post rally dip this morning, returning the yellow metal to hover around the $1,720 mark. It had slipped overnight on profit taking after its biggest jump in two months on Tuesday. Continue reading →

Gold falls this morning on strong dollar that hit a 3-month high. The yellow metal slumped $17 an ounce briefly, but spot gold is once again challenging $1,700.

Gold had risen in the early hours of the trading day as U.S. Treasury yields slipped and the passage of a U.S. stimulus measure made the yellow metal more attractive to investors anticipating inflation.

Treasury yields climbed to a one-year high Friday, and their advance has pressured gold, as the two assets are typically inversely correlated. Gains in yields are seen as bearish for gold because they increase the opportunity cost of holding bullion. But yields, gold and the dollar are all traditional hedges against inflation.

April gold futures dropped 1.8% last week to settle at $1,698.50 an ounce on Comex after decreasing 0.1% Friday. It was the metal’s third weekly decline and added to a drop in February, which was the worst month for gold since 2016. Gold climbed $372 — or 24% — in 2020 because of uncertainty about the economy and the pandemic. The April contract is currently off by $6 to $1,692.20 and the DG spot price is $1,695.10.

U.S. President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion pandemic relief package passed the U.S. Senate on Saturday after an earlier version cleared the House of Representatives the weekend before. But only Democrats supported the measure, meaning that any future legislation is likely to be contentious. The House is expected to pass the Senate version of the bill within the next few days and send it to Biden to sign into law.

The measure is designed as a shot in the arm to the U.S. economy and labor force, which are still reeling from the coronavirus pandemic, one year on.

The U.S. economy gained a better-than-expected 379,000 jobs in February, and the unemployment rate fell to 6.2% from 6.3%, according to data released Friday by the Labor Department. But around 4 million people have been out of work for 27 weeks or longer.

The COVID-19 virus has killed more than 2.59 million people worldwide and sickened more than 116.8 million. About 25% of the cases — and 20% of the deaths — are in the U.S. The country has almost 29 million cases, more than any other nation.

Investors will be watching for core U.S. inflation data on Wednesday and weekly initial jobless claims figures on Thursday for further economic indicators.

May silver futures decreased 4.4% last week to settle at $25.29 an ounce on Comex after losing 0.7% Friday. The metal decreased 1.8% in February, its first retreat in three months. Silver gained 1.9% in January and 47% in 2020. The May contract is currently up $0.048 an ounce to $25.335 and the DG spot price is $25.01.

Spot platinum retreated 4.9% last week to $1,136.90 an ounce after slipping 0.3% Friday. The metal rallied 11% in February amid forecasts for higher demand and tighter supplies. The autocatalyst metal advanced 0.5% in January and 11% in 2020. Currently, the DG spot price is up over $15 an ounce to $1,150.00

Spot palladium rose 0.7% last week $2,355.00 an ounce, though it slipped 0.4% Friday. It gained 4.9% in February after plummeting 9% in January and rallying 26% in 2020. The DG spot price is currently down $20 an ounce to $2,339.90.

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Gold fighting back above $1,700 after slipping on strong jobs data this morning. The yellow metal dropped under $1,700 an ounce on Thursday, pressured by increasing U.S. Treasury yields and a stronger dollar. The bond market boosted yesterday after the U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell indicated that the central bank probably wouldn’t intervene to curb yields. Continue reading →

Gold drops this morning on disappointing jobs numbers. The yellow metal began feeling pressure a little earlier in the trading day as the U.S. dollar gathered strength and Treasury bond yields rose. Continue reading →

Gold rose early Monday on dollar weakness and stimulus vote. The yellow metal had been near its lowest level in more than eight months, but climbed over $20 an ounce early today on the energy from Saturday’s vote by the U.S. House of Representatives that passed President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion stimulus measure. Gold has since lost a bit of altitude. Continue reading →

Gold slumps on strong Treasury yields and positive economic news, however the platinum group metals look to have their best month since November. Continue reading →

Gold slips back under $1,800 on Treasury yields this morning. The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield hit a high of 1.42%, its highest since February 2020, in turn U.S. stocks fell with the Dow off by over 100 points just after the opening bell. Continue reading →

Gold rises Over $1,800 again, bolstered by a weaker dollar, after the yellow metal touched a seven-month low in the previous session. Continue reading →

Gold up as investors buy the dip, returning the bullion to near $1,800 an ounce after it fell to a seven-month low overnight. In addition to a bargain hunter bounce, the yellow metal is benefitting from a softened U.S. dollar. Continue reading →