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Gold prices dip on strong dollar, equities rebound | Reuters

26 Friday Oct 2018

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(Reuters) – Gold prices fell on Thursday on a strong dollar and a rebound of stocks following a multi-day sell-off globally, taking steam out of bullion’s momentum.

Prices had risen to $1,239.22 earlier, near a more than three-month high of $1,239.68 hit on Tuesday as the stock market sell-off spurred interest in gold, considered a safer investment.

U.S. gold futures GCcv1 settled up $1.3, or 0.11 percent, at $1,232.40

“With equities being higher today, gold is unable to sustain a rally,” said Bob Haberkorn, senior market strategist at RJO Futures, adding that investors looking for safety are opting for Treasuries instead. [US/]

“Normally you would see gold trading significantly higher with this volatility, concerns in equity markets and global economic slowdown. But the fact that the U.S. Federal Reserve is hawkish, gold is having a hard time sustaining any rallies.”

U.S. stocks followed Europe higher on Thursday, a day after Wall Street suffered its worst day since 2011. [MKTS/GLOB]

The government said earlier that the number of Americans receiving unemployment benefits fell to more than a 45-year low, a sign to tight labour market conditions. That will likely keep the U.S. central bank on course to raise interest rates again in December. [nUSNPLEEMN]

Prospects of higher U.S. interest rates are negative for dollar-priced gold as they raise the opportunity cost of holding the bullion.

“The options expiry on Thursday is also dampening volatility in gold as between $1,225 and $1,230. There were about 1.5 million ounces of options that were open, allowing people to play around the range,” said Tai Wong, head of precious and base metals trading at BMO.

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PRECIOUS-Gold prices slip as trade, emerging market worries lift dollar |

04 Tuesday Sep 2018

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PRECIOUS-Gold prices slip as trade, emerging market worries lift dollar

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* Gold may fall to $1,190/oz -technicals
* Palladium hovers near 11-week highs hit on Monday (Recasts, adds comment) By Sethuraman N R BENGALURU, Sept 4 (Reuters) – Gold prices inched down on Tuesday as the dollar hit a one-week high on the back of intensifying global trade tensions and economic worries in emerging markets.
Gold prices are down about 8 percent this year amid rising U.S. interest rates, trade disputes and the Turkish currency crisis, with investors parking their money in the dollar which is being viewed as a safe-haven asset. Spot gold was down 0.1 percent at $1,199.20 an ounce at 0347 GMT, while U.S. gold futures had dropped 0.1 percent to $1,205 an ounce. “The emerging market economic crisis is making currencies very weak and benefiting the dollar, which continues to pressure gold,” said Peter Fung, head of dealing at Wing Fung Precious Metals in Hong Kong. The dollar index , which measures the greenback against a basket of currencies, was up 0.1 percent at 95.182.
A firmer U.S. dollar makes gold more expensive for holders of other currencies, with safe-haven demand for gold this year overshadowed by the metal’s relationship with the greenback. “Gold should track the dollar’s movement very closely and interest rate expectations too are weighing on the metal,” Fung said. Markets are closely watching U.S. economic data, including a manufacturing survey on Tuesday and an employment report on Friday, which could influence gold’s moves as investors look for clues on the pace of U.S. interest rate increases. Meanwhile, worries over an escalation in trade conflicts between the United States and other countries have kept participants in broader markets on edge. “With all the noise building around the trade dispute, along with unsettling economic prospects for Turkey and Argentina that will likely drag on more emerging market economies … gold should be in demand,” said Stephen Innes, Asia-Pacific trading head at OANDA.
After a 16-percent slide in the peso last week, Argentine President Mauricio Macri on Monday announced new taxes and steep cuts to spending in an “emergency” bid to balance next year’s budget. Meanwhile, Turkey’s central bank signalled on Monday it would take steps to combat “significant risks” to price stability, comments seen as hinting at interest rate hikes. Spot gold may fall to $1,190 per ounce, as suggested by its wave pattern and a projection analysis, according to Reuters technical analyst Wang Tao. Spot silver dropped 0.2 percent to $14.43 on Tuesday, after falling to an over two-week low at $14.37 on Monday. Platinum was up 0.4 percent at $786.70, while palladium was down 0.1 percent at $977.50, after hitting an 11-week high of $985.50 on Monday. (Reporting by Nallur Sethuraman in Bengaluru Editing by Richard Pullin and Joseph Radford)

 

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PRECIOUS-Gold prices subdued as dollar extends gains | Reuters

13 Friday Jul 2018

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By Apeksha Nair
    BENGALURU, July 13 (Reuters) - Gold prices were muted on
Friday, stuck in a tight trading range, as the dollar extended
rally from the previous session when strong U.S. inflation data
and trade war concerns boosted demand for the greenback. 
    Spot gold        was down 0.1 percent at $1,245.54 an ounce,
as of 0652 GMT. For the week, the metal was down 0.7 percent.
    U.S. gold futures         for August delivery slipped 0.1
percent to $1,245.50 an ounce.
    "The dollar has been a prime mover of gold prices...Market
sentiments have been largely positive on the greenback as
investors pivoted from the safe haven asset despite rising
geopolitical risks," said Benjamin Lu, a commodities analyst at
Singapore-based broker Phillip Futures, in a note.
    The dollar was buoyant near a 10-day peak versus a basket of
currencies on Friday, supported by Treasury yields that edged
higher on expectations the U.S. inflation rate will rise.       
    U.S. consumer price data on Thursday showed a steady buildup
of inflation that could keep the Federal Reserve on a path of
gradual interest rate increases.                  
    A stronger dollar and higher U.S. rates reduce demand for
non-interest bearing gold as the metal becomes more expensive
for holders of other currencies.
    Elsewhere, the European Central Bank will keep rates at a
record low for as long as needed to raise inflation, minutes of
the bank's latest meeting showed.             
    Meanwhile, Most Asian share markets rose on Friday, but
China's markets wobbled as investors braced for the impact of
broadening, tit-for-tat Chinese-U.S tariffs.            
    The United States and China could reopen talks on trade but
only if Beijing is willing to make significant changes, U.S.
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Thursday.             
    "The trade war issue is still creating a lot of uncertainty.
If the situation continues and we're not seeing any real
movements in gold prices because of it, we might see prices
actually move lower," said Cameron Alexander, an analyst with
Thomson Reuters-owned metals consultancy GFMS.

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PRECIOUS-Gold inches down on robust dollar; Italy crisis curbs losses

31 Thursday May 2018

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landis refining, dental industry, scrap metal, purchase gold, purchase dental scraps* Dollar near 6-1/2 month peak
* Italy crisis sparks stock sell-off
* China says ready to fight back if U.S. ignites trade war
* SPDR gold holdings rise 0.35 pct on Tuesday

By Karen Rodrigues
BENGALURU, May 30 (Reuters) – Gold prices edged down on
Wednesday as a robust U.S. dollar weighed on the market, but
concerns about political turmoil in Italy and Sino-U.S. trade
conflict limited losses.
Spot gold was 0.2-percent lower at $1,296 per ounce
by 0736 GMT.
U.S. gold futures for June delivery were down 0.3
percent at $1,295.40 per ounce.
“The stronger dollar is the most significant headwind,” said
Stephen Innes, APAC trading head at OANDA.
“With the yellow metal’s sensitivity to the U.S. dollar on
full display, it is unlikely gold will move significantly higher
until we reach the EU ‘Crisis Zone’ which we are nowhere near at
this stage.”
The dollar index , which measures the greenback
against a basket of six major currencies, hovered near its 6-1/2
month peak touched in the previous session.
Investors fear that repeat elections in Italy – which could
come as soon as July – may become a de-facto referendum on
Italian membership of the currency bloc and the country’s role
in the European Union.
“People are really worried about what’s happening in Europe
and the U.S.-China trade tensions … we also see U.S. bond
yields drop,” said Richard Xu, a fund manager at HuaAn Gold,
China’s biggest gold exchange-traded fund.
U.S. benchmark 10-year Treasury yields on Tuesday registered
their largest one-day drop since Brexit nearly two years ago.

Meanwhile, China on Wednesday lashed out at Washington’s
unexpected statement that it still holds the threat of imposing
tariffs on $50 bln of Chinese goods, saying Beijing was ready to
fight back if Washington was looking to ignite a trade war.

“That (U.S.-China conflict) is driving down risk appetite,
hence the stock markets are tanking,” Xu said.
Asian stocks extended a global sell-off on Wednesday as
Italy’s political crisis rippled across financial markets.

Holdings of SPDR Gold Trust , the world’s largest
gold-backed exchange-traded fund, rose 0.35 percent to 851.45
tonnes on Tuesday.
In other precious metals, spot silver was down 0.6
percent at $16.28 an ounce.
Platinum fell 0.4 percent to $900.45 an ounce, while
palladium was 0.2-percent lower at $977.31.

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