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 […]
PRECIOUS-Gold eases on worries over higher-for-longer rates
*Gold down 1% this week so far*U.S. Jan PCE data due at 1330 GMT*Fed rates seen peaking at 5.338% in July(Adds comments and details, updates prices)Feb 24 (Reuters) – Gold prices inched lower on Friday as investors fretted that a recent slate of stronger-than-expected economic data from the United States could make the Federal Reserve […]
PRECIOUS-Gold tiptoes higher as investors focus on Fed minutes
*Fed minutes due at 1900 GMT*U.S. dollar index down 0.1%*U.S. 10-yr Treasury yields hit highest since November*Silver, platinum off one-week highs marked on Tuesday(Adds details, updates prices)Feb 22 (Reuters) – Gold prices rose marginally on Wednesday, as investors awaited minutes of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s latest policy meeting to assess prospects of further interest rate […]
PRECIOUS-Gold accelerates to 8-month peak on dollar pullback
*U.S. CPI report due on Thursday*Dollar index down 0.4%(Updates prices)Jan 9 (Reuters) – Gold prices extended gains to an eight-month high on Monday as a weaker dollar made greenback-priced bullion cheaper for overseas buyers, while investors bet on a less-aggressive rate-hike trajectory from the U.S. Federal Reserve this year.Spot gold was up 0.8% at $1,880.33 […]