Gold was stable as investors evaluated the Fed’s policy outlook

As investors assessed the Federal Reserve’s policy stance, gold experienced a minor disappointment, closing down -0.08% at 62249. To avoid impeding progress in lowering U.S. interest rates, the governor of the Federal Reserve has advocated for caution. The Conference Board announced that the consumer confidence index in the United States fell to 106.7 in February…

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Fears about interest rates and inflation are keeping gold prices rangebound

Monday’s Asian trading saw a pullback in gold prices, which were still comfortably within a recent trading range as concerns about longer-term, higher U.S. rates increased ahead of important economic data. gold futures expiring in March dropped 0.4% to $2,041.85 an ounce, while spot gold declined 0.2% to $2,032.32 an ounce. Since higher rates increase…

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Gold prices continue to decline despite longer-term increases in rates

Amidst growing speculation that the Federal Reserve will maintain higher interest rates for an extended period, gold prices declined during Asian trading on Monday. Nevertheless, the yellow metal managed to remain above crucial levels due to safe-haven demand and short-term dollar weakness. In January, traders unwound bets that the Fed would start lowering interest rates…

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The dollar held below 104 as investors processed the most recent CPI statistics, leading to increases in gold

The dollar index stayed below 104, and gold showed a slight rise, closing at 61,181, up 0.1%. Awaiting the Federal Reserve’s policy announcement on Wednesday, investors were intently examining the most recent Consumer Price Index (CPI) report. In line with market predictions, the U.S. consumer price inflation rate decreased to 3.1% in November, the lowest…

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