Gold holds near 1-week low as Powell sticks to hawkish narrative
(Reuters) – Gold steadied on Wednesday after shedding nearly 2% in the previous session on an elevated dollar, with demand for the non-yielding asset blunted by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell signalling more rate hikes.FILE PHOTO: An employee casts ingots of 99.99 percent pure gold during production at Krastsvetmet precious metals plant in the Siberian […]
Softer dollar sets gold on track for best week since mid-January
(Reuters) – Gold prices climbed to their highest in more than two weeks on Friday and were on track for their biggest weekly rise since mid-January, supported by a softer dollar as investors gauged the U.S. central bank’s policy path.FILE PHOTO: Ingots of 99.99 percent pure gold are placed in a workroom at Krastsvetmet precious […]
Gold loses steam as dollar turns higher, rate worries persist
(Reuters) – Gold prices were set to break a three-session winning run on Thursday, weighed down by a firmer dollar and as bullion’s outlook remains clouded by prospects of further interest rate hikes from the U.S. Federal Reserve.FILE PHOTO: 50g gold ingots are pictured after being minted at the plant of refiner and bar manufacturer […]
Gold gains as dollar rally cools, but rate-hike fears linger
(Reuters) – Gold prices ticked up on Monday on a pullback in the dollar, although worries around further interest rate hikes from the U.S. Federal Reserve kept bullion near a two-month low.FILE PHOTO: Ingots of 99.99 percent pure gold are placed in a workroom at Krastsvetmet precious metals plant in the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, […]
Gold slides over 2% as robust jobs report stokes hawkish Fed fears
(Reuters) – Gold prices dropped over 2% on Friday to a more than three-week low after stronger-than-expected U.S. jobs data raised fears that the Federal Reserve could keep hiking interest rates.Granules of gold and silver are seen in glass jars at the Krastsvetmet non-ferrous metals plant in the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, Russia March 10, […]
Precious Metals Monday 30-01-2023
Metals Rally Pauses For Now The metals complex is seeing a weaker opening on Monday with both gold and silver trading in the red as European markets open. Gold has enjoyed a strong start to the year ahead of the recent soft patch with gold futures rallying around 7% off the YTD lows, trading up […]
Gold falls as dollar holds ground, traders eye U.S. data
(Reuters) – Gold prices slipped on Wednesday from a nine-month peak hit in the previous session as the dollar steadied and investors squared positions ahead of U.S. fourth-quarter economic growth figures.FILE PHOTO: Gold bullion is displayed at GoldSilver Central’s office in Singapore June 19, 2017. REUTERS/Edgar Su/File PhotoSpot gold was down 0.6% to $1,925.75 per […]
Precious Metals Monday 16-01-2023
Muted Start For Metals on Back Of Last Week's Gains The metals market is seeing a more tempered start to the week with both gold and silver futures under mild selling pressure across early European trading on Monday. Both metals saw decent buying last week though gold came off as the clear winner, gaining almost 4% […]
Precious Metals Monday 09-01-2023
Metals Rally on USD DeclineThe metals market is seeing an encouraging start to the week with both gold and silver in decent demand on Monday. The main driver currently is the sell off in USD on the back of Friday’s December US labour reports. The headline NFP reading was seen above market forecasts at 223k […]