Gold Rises As Dollar Drops Ahead Of U.S. Data, Powell’s Speech
Gold climbed for a third day on a weaker dollar, with traders waiting for more US economic data ahead of a key speech by Federal Reserve …
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Gold climbed for a third day on a weaker dollar, with traders waiting for more US economic data ahead of a key speech by Federal Reserve …
Gold Price Forecast: Expectations that China may overcome the recession woes and Fed’s Powell may repeat his cautious statements at the Jackson Hole also seemed to have tested the DXY bulls. “Various Chinese state media agencies are coming to the rescue of the local currency, the yuan, after the recent depreciation, justifying that the country’s strong exports should offset a stronger dollar and hawkish Fed rate hikes,” mentioned Reuters on Wednesday. Concerns about China become important for gold traders due to the dragon nation’s status as one of the world’s largest gold consumers.
Gold held an advance as investors weighed the outlook for the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy tightening path after new data pointed to some weakness in the US economy.
Jackson Hole Economic Symposium: Federal Reserve officials maintained their hawkish view and were committed to getting inflation back to its 2% target, minutes from the July 26-27 meeting showed. Participants at the session said that for the central bank to scale back its rate hikes, inflation reports due to be released before the next meeting would need to confirm that the pace of price growth was cooling.
Gold traded at the lowest level in more than three weeks as Federal Reserve officials reiterated their commitment to tighter monetary settings to curb inflation.
Gold Price Forecast: Yellow Metal (XAU/USD) price drops for the fifth-consecutive day, set to finish the week down by 3%, triggered by sentiment shifting sour, while the US dollar reaches a five-week high against a basket of currencies. At the time of writing, gold is trading at $1746 a troy ounce.