Although gold prices somewhat declined in Asian trade on Monday, they were still close to record highs last week as the expectation of lower U.S. interest rates pummelling the dollar gave the metal markets a better outlook. Yellow metal reached all-time highs last week, leading to gains in the metal markets as traders cheered the…
As the prospect of lower U.S. interest rates hurt the dollar and encouraged more flows into the yellow metal, gold prices steadied in Asian trade on Wednesday after reaching record highs this week. Both spot and December-expiring gold futures saw 0.1% and 0.1% increases, respectively, to $2,515.44 and $2,553.35 an ounce. At $2,531.72 an ounce…
On Monday, gold prices barely changed as markets processed a barrage of hawkish central bank signals and rising recession concerns, but copper prices recovered some of their recent losses thanks to expectations of a Chinese economic recovery. The Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank both warned that interest rates are likely to rise higher,…
