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Gold slips on jobs data this morning, losing some of its early gains off of a weaker dollar. Continue reading →

Growing economic optimism in the U.S. pressures gold early Wednesday after a bullish U.S. manufacturing report steadied the dollar and boosted equities. This morning’s disappointing U.S. employment report for August did give the yellow metal a lift off the overnight lows. Continue reading →

Gold advances early Monday on weak dollar which traded near the lowest level in two years as U.S. coronavirus cases topped 6 million. But equities advanced, making other assets attractive and putting a lid on the yellow metal’s rally. In fact, in early-morning trading, gold dipped near $20 an ounce, which it has since reclaimed. Continue reading →

Gold rises amid pandemic concerns early Friday, making up for ground lost in the first part of the week. Concerns about the potential for long-term COVID-19 affects on the global economy continue to be a primary driver. Continue reading →

Gold slips this morning on strong durable goods data, helping investors overcome some of their fears about the global economy, which is typically bullish for precious metals. Meanwhile, the markets are keeping an eagle eye on what the Fed Chair will say at Thursday’s Economic Symposium. Continue reading →

Gold up this morning on softer dollar, but hopes for progress in COVID-19 treatment reined in the safe-haven metal a bit. The dollar index dipped 0.4% after hitting a more than one-week high in the previous session. Continue reading →

Gold’s overnight roller coaster heads for positive territory now as investors buy the dip. Early Friday, gold rose for the first time in three days as U.S. initial jobless claims climbed back above 1 million last week, sending investors to the yellow metal as a hedge against uncertainty. Continue reading →

Gold slips back under $2,000 an ounce as investors sought returns in other assets after the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index reached a new record Tuesday and the dollar strengthened from near a two-year low. Continue reading →

Gold gains Monday morning on weaker dollar and disappointing manufacturing data out of New York state, recovering ground lost at the end of last week to profit taking and rising bond yields. Continue reading →

After nine straight weeks of gains, gold could be headed for a weekly dip. The yellow metal yo-yoed in a range of more than $100 since touching a record high just over a week ago. Continue reading →

Gold’s overdue correction took the metal below $1,900 an ounce early Wednesday, as the dollar strengthened and investors took profits following the yellow metal’s ascent to new records last week. Continue reading →

Gold rebounds from Friday when to-be-expected profit taking took the yellow metal off historic highs. Gold edged higher early Monday, continuing to trade above $2,000 an ounce. Continue reading →

Gold sticks near new high, fighting off pressure from positive jobs report. The yellow metal surged to new heights overnight, nearing $2,100 an ounce as tensions between the U.S. and China mounted and U.S. lawmakers failed to reach an agreement on an economic-relief measure as the pandemic and economic crisis worsened. Continue reading →

Gold stays near the new record high — above $2,050 an ounce — on a weaker dollar and speculation of new stimulus measures to combat the worsening pandemic and economic crisis. The yellow metal slipped a tad after this morning’s report from private-payrolls processor ADP showed July had lower-than-expected job numbers for July. Continue reading →

Gold hit new record early Monday, just short of $2,000 an ounce as, investors continued to flock to bullion as a hedge against uncertainty from the pandemic and economic woes. Continue reading →

Gold near new record this morning as the PCE price index show an muted, and expected increase this morning, while gold futures headed for the best month in more than four years amid a flight to quality as investors used the yellow metal as a haven following dismal U.S. economic numbers. Continue reading →

Gold surged on Iran tensions, heading above $1,600 an ounce for the first time in almost seven years after two bases housing U.S. troops in Iraq were attacked by Iran, worsening geopolitical tensions. Palladium reacted by hitting a new record high.This morning’s positive U.S. employment numbers have slightly impacted the yellow metal. Continue reading →

Gold surged to six-year high as geopolitical tensions in the Middle East ratcheted up, boosting the precious metal’s appeal as a hedge against uncertainty. Continue reading →

Gold at four-month high after the U.S. killed a key Iranian military commander, boosting the precious metal’s appeal as hedge against geopolitical uncertainty. Continue reading →

Gold steady at three-month high above $1,500 an ounce early Monday as it heads for its best year since 2010. Continue reading →

Gold trades above $1,500 at seven-week high on Comex early Friday, heading for its best year since 2010.

The yellow metal has advanced for the past four sessions, even amid an equities rally and optimism over a phase-one U.S.-China trade accord, which would typically be bearish factors. Gold climbed throughout the year as a hedge against uncertainty when it appeared that the negotiations had stalled. Continue reading →

Gold rises in light trading ahead of the Christmas holiday as investors await more information on a U.S.-China trade accord.

The two sides announced that an agreement had been reached the week before last, but details have so far been scarce. Gold climbed throughout the year when it appeared the negotiations had stalled and is still on track for its best year since 2010, mainly because of the tariff war. Continue reading →

Gold drifted lower early Friday on signs of a U.S.-China trade accord and as investors awaited U.S. GDP data to gauge the strength of the economy. Palladium remained near a record high reached Tuesday. Continue reading →

Gold fairly steady early Wednesday after rising just 10 cents Tuesday as investors awaited details of a trade deal. Meanwhile, spot palladium retreated after reaching an all-time record high above $2,000 an ounce. Continue reading →

Gold up on weaker dollar this morning, even though the U.S.-China trade accord reduced the yellow metal’s attractiveness as an investment hedge. Continue reading →

Gold hanging tough this morning, recovering some of the turf it lost late yesterday as uncertainty over the U.S.-China trade standoff and the Brexit timetable diminished, causing equities to rally and reducing the yellow metal’s attractiveness as an investment hedge. Continue reading →

Gold steady on inflation data this morning as the markets await today’s policy statement from the Federal Reserve and amid speculation on whether the Trump administration will impose a new round of tariffs on China as scheduled on Sunday. Continue reading →

Gold modestly up this morning on less than positive economic news out of China. The yellow metal regained some of the ground it lost after slipping Friday on a better-than-expected U.S. jobs report.

The positive job number reduces the urgency for a trade accord with China and helps justify a Federal Reserve decision — widely expected Wednesday — to keep interest rates unchanged. Continue reading →

Gold slips on jobs report this morning, taking a bit of shine off a positive week. Lingering uncertainty over the potential U.S.-China trade deal kept the yellow more attractive as a hedge over the past few days.

This morning’s non-farm payroll numbers surged, up 266,000. The expected increase was 180,000. This is the biggest jump since January. The end of the GM strike boosted employment in motor vehicles and parts by 41,300, part of an overall 54,000 gain in manufacturing. Continue reading →

Gold near a one-month high as the yellow metal fluctuates through the early morning hours driven by disappointing job numbers and new hopeful trade comments from President Trump.

Gold rose significantly on Tuesday after U.S. President Donald Trump said that it might be better to wait until after the 2020 presidential election in November to sign a trade deal with China. Continue reading →

Gold rises on weak ISM data this morning. After drifting a bit lower early this morning on an equities rally, the yellow metal got a shot in the arm and the Dow took a hit when the ISM Manufacturing PMI dipped to 48.1 for November. That’s below an estimate of 49.4 and under October’s 48.3. Continue reading →

Gold holding above $1,450 despite stumbling on strong economic data released this morning. Three new pre-holiday reports show positive signs including a drop of 15,000 in U.S. weekly jobless claims, better-than-expected growth in the U.S. third quarter GDP (up an annual rate of 2.1% versus the forecast 1.9%), and the U.S. Commerce Department report showed an increase of .6% in U.S. durable-goods orders for October, that’s up from September’s revised 1.4% drop. Continue reading →

Gold slipped earlier Monday to a one-week low amid signs that the U.S. and China were edging closer to a trade deal.

Equities and the dollar rallied, making gold less attractive as an alternative investment. Gold prices skyrocketed earlier this year as a hedge against uncertainty as the U.S.-China trade standoff worsened. Continue reading →

Gold firmed up early Friday amid doubts over whether the U.S. and China will manage to sign a trade deal this year.

Reuters reporting that Chinese President Xi Jinping said his country wants to work out an initial trade pact with the United States, but is not afraid to retaliate if necessary. Continue reading →

Gold rose on trade-deal fears early Wednesday and have now leveled off in anticipation of the FOMC minutes which will be released this afternoon.

U.S. President Donald Trump renewed a threat of tariffs on Chinese imports on Tuesday. “If we don’t make a deal with China, I’ll just raise the tariffs even higher,” Trump said during yesterday’s Cabinet meeting, according to Reuters. Continue reading →

Gold climbing on Chinese pessimism this morning, after an overnight dip that was driven by renewed optimism.

The reversal is reported this morning by CNBC.com. Continue reading →

Gold slips on U.S. Retail Data released this morning for October that showed a rebound.

While October shopping was up, consumers cut back on big ticket items. Commerce Department reports retail sales increased 0.3%, primarily on motor vehicle purchases and higher gas prices. This reversed September’s 0.3% drop and topped a forecast rise of 0.2%.

Gold dipped yesterday after White House Economic Adviser Larry Kudlow said trade talks between the U.S. and China for phase one of a trade agreement were near the final stages. “We are coming down to the short strokes,” he told reporters late Thursday, according to Bloomberg. Continue reading →

Gold shrugs off inflation data this morning as the U.S. Consumer Price Index shows a 0.4% rise for October according to the U.S. Labor Department. Consensus forecasts were calling for a rise of 0.3% following September’s flat number. The October number marks the highest monthly increase since March. Continue reading →

Gold enjoyed a a bump up this morning on continued trade uncertainty over the U.S.-China trade accord and disappointing Chinese producer price data over the weekend.

The yellow metal settle at $1,462.90 an ounce Friday on Comex. It rose to $1,467.90 earlier this morning, but is back to $1,461.30. Continue reading →

Gold regains a bit this morning on trade doubts that lingered over the U.S.-China deal, but the yellow metal is poised for an overall down week. Continue reading →

Gold rebounded this morning, regaining part of a nearly 2% decline in the previous session, as sentiment about a U.S.-China trade pact wobbled.

U.S. and Chinese officials are actively considering rolling back some tariffs to reach the partial trade deal that they’re currently negotiating, Continue reading →

Gold is steady near a five-week high this morning on a weaker dollar and signs of a possible U.S.-China trade accord. It’s basically shrugging off overnight world stock market rallies which are giving the U.S. Stocks a big boost, heading for new all-time highs at the opening bell. Continue reading →

Jobs report dulls gold as the data released this morning shows U.S. jobs growth slowed less than expected in October and China’s factory activity expanded at its fastest pace in more than two years.

The non-farm payrolls data released by the Labor Department showed jobs growth in October came in at 128,000. Economists polled by Reuters had predicted just 89,000 jobs. However, growth still slowed from September.
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Gold dinged by hopeful U.S. GDP data released this morning, in addition to a jump in private payroll numbers, as investors await a monetary policy decision from the U.S. Federal Reserve this afternoon.

This morning’s report shows that 3rd quarter U.S. economic Continue reading →

Gold slips on record stocks this morning. Any other major shifts in gold likely await the monetary policy decision this week from the Federal Reserve and further signs the U.S.-China trade dispute may be resolved in the coming weeks.

The S&P 500 hit a record high this morning. CNBC reporting a break above the all-time high set over the summer. The S&P rose 0.6% to trade above 3,027.98, the record set on July 26, prompted by investors’ positive view of the U.S. China trade talks. Continue reading →

Gold rises to two-week high earlier this morning after settling above the key $1,500-an-ounce threshold for the first time since Oct. 10. After gaining 1.1% this week, gold looks headed to its best week in five.

Investors fled to safety in the yellow metal amid weak economic data from the U.S. that also made it more likely that the Federal Reserve will boost interest rates for a third consecutive time next week. Meanwhile, the BBC reported that European Union ambassadors will meet to discuss how long a Brexit extension to offer the U.K. and Parliament considers Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s call for an early election in December. Continue reading →

Gold rises on flight to safety. Gold and silver rose this morning as investors fled to safe-haven assets after the U.K. Parliament blocked Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s timetable to exit the European Union by the end of this month.

An election in the U.K. looked more likely after the House of Commons — within minutes — voted to back the government’s new withdrawal bill and then rejected the timetable. European Council President Donald Tusk said after the vote that he would recommend that EU leaders agree to an extension. Johnson will seek an election if a delay is granted, the BBC reported, citing an unidentified person in Johnson’s office. Continue reading →

Overnight, the U.S. dollar index dropped to a nine-week low giving gold and its precious metals family a boost.

Investors are still looking for signals on Brexit, the U.S.-China trade talks and whether the Federal Reserve will cut interests rates for a third time at the end of the month. Continue reading →

Gold hopes for weekly advance. After climbing over $1,500 yesterday on mixed economic data from the U.S. in the morning and decidedly bleak Chinese economic data, the yellow metal dipped again closer to $1,490 this morning as the U.S. stock market regained some ground. Continue reading →

Low retail numbers boosting gold this morning. U.S. retail sales fell in September for the first time in seven months. Sales dropped 0.3% as households slashed spending on building materials, online purchases and especially automobiles according to the latest data from the U.S. Commerce Department. A 0.2% rise had been forecast. These unexpected numbers are raising concerns that the slowdown in the American manufacturing sector could be bleeding into the consumer side of the economy.
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Gold rebounds on renewed trade doubts after taking a hit on Friday’s optimistic headlines of a trade deal between U.S. and China. After surging on Friday, stock markets are heading down as investors grow pessimistic on the “handshake” deal.

On Friday, gold fell after it was reported that China had agreed to more than double its annual purchases of U.S. agricultural products to as much as $50 billion, while U.S. President Donald Trump agreed to hold off on another round of tariff increases set for this week.
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Part 3: A Look Ahead

In this three-part series, we looked at how new demand drivers combined with shrinking supply surplus and low pricing is evidence that platinum is fighting back from recent struggles – and still has a place to shine in every bullion portfolio. Continue reading →

Gold eases on renewed trade hopes as the standoff between the U.S. and China NOW appears to be on a positive track. Precious metals are now awaiting reaction to the next potential market mover, the release of this afternoon’s FOMC minutes.

Late yesterday, gold got a headwind when tariff talks had seemed to worsen in the leadup to talks between the two nations Thursday and Friday in Washington. But now, Bloomberg is reporting that China is still open to agreeing to a partial trade deal, citing an official with direct knowledge of the talks. The headline boosted U.S and Eurozone stock markets and took a bit of shine off the yellow metal. Continue reading →