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Blog posts tagged with 'precious metals'

Gold climbs two-week peak as Jackson Hole looms
Thursday, August 24, 2023

Aug 24 (Reuters) - Gold rose for a fourth straight session to a two-week high on Thursday, extending gains from the previous session fuelled by weaker U.S. data in the run up to likely interest rate guidance from central bankers at Jackson Hole.

Spot gold was up 0.3% at $1,919.07 per ounce by 0956 GMT, hitting its highest level since Aug. 10. U.S. gold futures were flat at $1,947.40...[LINK]

 
Zaner Daily Precious Metals Commentary
Wednesday, August 23, 2023
The gold and silver trade is focused on declining US rates and is discounting a higher high move in the dollar this morning.
 
Apparently, traders/investors are generally content to hold gold through upcoming Fed policy guidance headlines and despite a widely held belief that the Fed will ultimately hike rates one more time.
 
In a minimal bearish development, the CME Fed watch tool placed the odds of a US pause next month slightly lower than earlier in the week at 86.5%...[MORE]
 
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Gold climbs as bond yields dip before Jackson Hole meeting
Wednesday, August 23, 2023

Aug 23 (Reuters) - Gold extended gains above $1,900 on Wednesday, drawing support from a retreat in U.S. bond yields as investors positioned for guidance from monetary policymakers at the Jackson Hole symposium.

Spot gold firmed 0.3% to $1,903.60 an ounce by 1136 GMT, drifting higher for a third straight session. U.S. gold futures rose 0.4% to $1,932.60...[LINK]

 
Zaner Daily Precious Metals Commentary
Tuesday, August 22, 2023

Not surprisingly, with the #dollar posting a 4-day low overnight, the #gold market has extended the reversal and forged a 3-day high in the early trade today.

Adding to the slight improvement in outside market conditions is a slight dip in treasury yields, which have been applying significant pressure to gold, especially with yesterday's treasury yields reaching the highest levels in 16 years.

Traders should expect little reaction in gold to US scheduled data today and instead expect an avalanche of Fed speeches from Jackson Hole to provide the beginning of a narrative for the Fed's September policy decision...[MORE]

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Gold gains on dollar retreat as focus turns to Jackson Hole meet
Tuesday, August 22, 2023

Aug 22 (Reuters) -Gold prices rose above $1,900 per ounce level on Tuesday, helped by a slight pullback in the dollar and bond yields as investors await the Jackson Hole Symposium later this week.

Spot gold was up 0.5% to $1,902.50 per ounce by 1009 GMT. U.S. gold futures gained 0.5% to $1,932.30...[LINK]

Zaner Daily Precious Metals Commentary
Monday, August 21, 2023
While a Chinese interest rate cut is a supportive development for gold it is not enough to offset an extension of bearish outside market influences flowing from a higher dollar and rising US interest rates.
 
Despite short-term technical indicators like RSI and stochastics being oversold, the downtrend in gold looks entrenched.
 
In retrospect, the Federal Reserve meeting minutes combined with a recent hot US retail sales reading has fostered fear of even higher rates for longer, which is beginning to replace hope of a September pause...[MORE]
 
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Gold loiters near 5-month low as traders hunt for more Fed cues
Monday, August 21, 2023

Aug 21 (Reuters) - Gold held around five-month lows on Monday, pressured by higher bond yields as markets geared up for the Federal Reserve’s Jackson Hole symposium for clues on where interest rates might settle.

Spot gold was largely flat at $1,888.60 per ounce by 1125 GMT, while U.S. gold futures added 0.1% to $1,918.10...[LINK]

Zaner Daily Precious Metals Commentary
Friday, August 18, 2023

While the dollar remains below its multi-month high in the early action today, it appears to be poised to forge a higher high later today which will certainly threaten gold which is tracking moderately higher in the early going.

Fortunately for the bull camp, US interest rates are showing a lower track early and commodities in general are showing positive action.

However, gold continues to face bearish internal forces with gold ETF holdings reduced for the fifth straight session and UBS cutting its year-end gold price forecast...[MORE]

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Gold heads for third weekly fall on fading bets for Fed cut
Friday, August 18, 2023

Aug 18 (Reuters) - Gold gained on Friday as the dollar and bond yields eased but remained on course for a third straight weekly dip as strong U.S. economic data reinforced bets that the Federal Reserve will keep interest rates elevated.

Spot gold rose 0.3% to $1,894.41 per ounce by 1042 GMT, after touching its lowest in five months on Thursday. U.S. gold futures rose 0.3% to $1,920.80...[LINK]

Zaner Daily Precious Metals eNewsletter
Thursday, August 17, 2023
While bearish control has definitively extended in gold today, the silver market has found value on the charts above $22.26.
 
Clearly, the gold market is locked into a bearish reactionary mode relative to the dollar as the highest dollar trade since early June overnight coincided with the lowest gold trade since March 10th.
 
Unfortunately for the bull camp, gold and silver ETF holdings continue to decline, but the overnight outflow of 193,070 ounces of gold is a very large movement signaling gold is becoming "more out-of-favor"...[MORE]
 
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