Blog posts tagged with 'precious metals'

The gold market has held steady overnight as the world awaits this morning's US non-farm payrolls data.

On the political front Asian nations are now asking Iran to go get their foreign nationals from Hamas, while Anthony Blinken arrives in Israel to try and negotiate a "humanitarian pause".

This comes after the IDF started to demolish houses belonging to terrorists in Gaza. Israeli defense forces were reported to have cut Gaza into two, wedging their forces from the Mediterranean coast to isolate the Hamas-rich northern part of Gaza...[MORE]

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Nov 3 (Reuters) - Gold was headed for its first weekly loss in nearly a month on Friday as the safe-haven rally cooled, while traders largely kept to the sidelines ahead of the U.S. non-farm payrolls data due later in the day.

Spot gold ticked up 0.1% to $1,987.79 per ounce by 1154 GMT, trading in a tight $6 range. U.S. gold futures also rose 0.1% to $1,995.40...[LINK]

The technical and fundamental bias has shifted up for gold and silver following the latest update on the status of US Fed policy.

Obviously, the idea that the Fed will be on hold in the December 13th meeting, the downside breakout in US treasury yields today, and the definitive reversal/gap downslide in the dollar early this morning gives the edge to the bull camps in gold and silver.

However, the initial gains are somewhat disappointing given the noted favorable shift in market psychology, especially with the potential for the war to provide out-of-nowhere buying...[MORE]

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Nov 2 (Reuters) - Gold prices rose on Thursday, supported by a retreat in the U.S. dollar and Treasury yields as investors wagered that the Federal Reserve may have concluded rate hikes after the central bank held interest rates steady.

Spot gold was up 0.3% at $1,988.40 per ounce at 1120 GMT. U.S. gold futures gained 0.5% to $1,996.70...[LINK]

After starting the week with a gap-up opening, gold prices are now back to where they started, despite the Middle East conflict continuing to get messier. Yesterday saw the Israelis blow up a refugee camp where a Hamas commander was hiding.

Of more importance today is the Federal Reserve's interest rate decision and, more importantly, wording from the statement and Fed press conference.

While the gold market has displayed some bullish resiliency throughout October, a lack of incendiary developments in the Middle East and renewed strength in the US dollar initially stalled December gold again around the $2,017.70 level and ultimately prompted a wave of long profit-taking yesterday...[MORE]

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Nov 1 (Reuters) - Gold was flat on Wednesday ahead of the Federal Reserve’s policy decision, while all eyes will be on Chair Jerome Powell’s speech later for guidance on rate path.

Spot gold was little changed at $1,983.32 per ounce by 1214 GMT. U.S. gold futures ticked lower by 0.1% to $1,992.40...[LINK]

The early action in gold this morning is disappointing with an expansion of tensions in the Middle East overnight with Yemeni Huthis attacking Israel and Saudi Arabia launching an attack against Yemen.

This comes as the Israelis clinched the key thoroughfare that connects northern Gaza with the south.

The bull camp should be further deflated from the lack of gains this morning following declines in the dollar and a surprising and massive single-day gold ETF inflow of 690,904 ounces yesterday...[MORE]

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Oct 31 (Reuters) - Gold steadied on Tuesday on caution ahead of the Federal Reserve’s policy meeting this week, but held on track for its biggest monthly rise since November last year as the Israel-Hamas war boosted safe-haven bets.

Spot gold was unchanged at $1,996.11 per ounce by 0910 GMT, having spiked as high as $2,009.29 on Friday. U.S. gold futures were also steady at $2,005.80...[LINK]

Gold futures gapped higher this morning to a new post-Hamas attack high of $2,004.

Gold positioning in the Commitments of Traders for the week ending October 24th showed Managed Money traders net bought 48,815 contracts and are now net long 90,682 contracts. Non-commercial & non-reportable traders were net long 169,754 contracts after increasing their already long position by 43,725 contracts.

With the December gold contract into the high Friday sitting $37 above the level where the last positioning report was measured, the net spec and fund long is only the highest since July...[MORE]

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Oct 30 (Reuters) -Gold prices slipped from the key $2,000 level on Monday, as investors positioned cautiously ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s policy meeting this week, while safe-haven demand due to the Middle East conflict provided a floor.

Spot gold was down 0.6% at $1,993.71 per ounce by 0936 GMT. U.S. gold futures rose 0.3% to $2,003.50...[LINK]