GOLD’S RELATIONSHIP TO THE DOLLAR, CHINESE RENMINBI IS CHANGING

Gold prices have been on a wild ride. Between 2000 and 2011, they rose from $280 to around $1,900 per ounce before falling back to $1,050 in 2015. Currently, they are trading close to $1,300 an ounce. Gold has made similar-sized moves when priced in the Chinese renminbi (CNH). From a CNH perspective, prices rose from 2,000 to 12,000 between 2001 and 2011 before falling back to 7,000 in 2015. Currently, it’s trading near 9,000 CNH (Figure 1). The similarity in performance reflects the stability of CNH versus the U.S. dollar, staying within about a 25 percent range during the past two decades.

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Gold Prices Tracking US yields, Eyes Turn to Nonfarm Payrolls Data

Nonfarm Payrolls Report Cancelled Amid Ongoing U.S. Govt Shutdown

Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – Gold prices were ranging between $1410.36 and $1421.67 on Thursday throughout the European and lack of a US session. The yellow metals moved over to the early Asian closing session at 41415, -0.28% on the day. This followed Wednesday’s futures settlement of $1,420.90 which was the highest finish for a most-active contract since May 2013.

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