Gold continues positive run as investors foresee lower interest rates
05.07.2024, 08:01

Gold continues positive run as investors foresee lower interest rates

  • Gold extends its positive run as the probability of the Federal Reserve lowering interest rates increases. 
  • A run of weak data from the US indicates inflationary pressures are waning, and interest rates could fall. 
  • The US Dollar weakens, adding a backwind to Gold, as counterparts in Europe strengthen on diminishing political risk. 

Gold (XAU/USD) rises on Friday, continuing its run of positive days as investors become increasingly optimistic the Federal Reserve (Fed) will lower interest rates sooner than previously thought, and the US Dollar (USD) softens, adding a lift to Gold which is predominantly bought and sold in Dollars. 

Gold rallies as interest rates expected to fall, USD weakens

Gold trades in the $2,360s on Friday, up by more than a third of a percent on the day, as bets increase that the Fed will begin cutting interest rates as soon as its meeting in September. 

A string of sub-par data releases from the US has dented confidence in the economy and increased speculation the Fed will move to lower interest rates in an attempt to spur growth. Weak labor market and services sector data has particularly impacted expectations. In light of this, Friday’s key labor report, the Nonfarm Payrolls release, is being touted as a significant data point in shaping expectations. 

The probability of the Fed cutting its principal policy rate, the Fed Funds rate, by 0.25% by September has increased from the mid-60s at the start of the week to 72% on Friday, according to the CME FedWatch tool, which uses the price of the 30-day Fed Funds futures in its calculations. The promise of lower interest rates, in turn, increases Gold’s attractiveness as an investment because it lowers the opportunity cost of holding a non-interest-paying asset. 

Gold gets a further backwind from a weaker US Dollar, which is falling because the expectation of lower US interest reduces foreign capital inflows, as well as because of a strengthening of its major counterparts. The Pound Sterling (GBP) is edging higher on Friday after a Labour Party landslide victory in the July 4 general election brings the promise of growth and stability. The Euro (EUR) is recovering on reduced political risk as it becomes increasingly clear the French far-right National Rally party will now probably not achieve a majority in the second round of elections on Sunday. 

Gold gains on broader global backdrop

Gold is probably also benefiting from generalized demand as a result of broader geopolitical and macro factors.  

The ongoing conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine, as well as the increased risk of a Trump presidency, are still factors driving nervous investors to store their wealth in Gold. 

The expansion of the BRICS trading bloc and its expressed aim to de-dollarize global trade has also increased demand for Gold, which is viewed as the most realistic replacement for countries denied access to Dollar-denominated markets because of sanctions. 

Set against this, however, is falling political risk in Europe, which, despite a notable swing to the far right, is likely to remain in the hands of moderate coalitions. 

High central bank demand, which accounts for roughly a quarter of the Gold market, might also be easing. Much buying was driven by Asian central banks using Gold as a hedge to support their domestic currencies as they depreciated against the US Dollar when it rallied in the spring, after the Fed had to revise its expectations for policy normalization.  

Technical Analysis: Gold reaches resistance 

Gold has now established itself comfortably above the 50-day Simple Moving Average (SMA), overcoming a major technical milestone for the yellow metal. 

It has, however, reached a resistance level at swing high of the $2,368 June 21 high. A break above this level would add further confidence to a bullish view. 

XAU/USD Daily Chart


 

A break above the June 21 high would unlock the next target at $2,388, the June 7 high, followed by the $2,451 all-time-high. 

The bearish Head & Shoulders topping pattern that was forming between April and June has been invalidated by the recent recovery, however, that said, there is still a lesser chance that a more complex topping pattern is forming instead. If so – and price suddenly falls to the pattern’s neckline at $2,279 and breaks through it – a reversal lower may still follow, with a conservative target at $2,171, the 0.618 ratio of the height of the pattern extrapolated lower. 

The trend is now sideways in both the short and medium term. In the long term, Gold remains in an uptrend. 

Economic Indicator

Nonfarm Payrolls

The Nonfarm Payrolls release presents the number of new jobs created in the US during the previous month in all non-agricultural businesses; it is released by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). The monthly changes in payrolls can be extremely volatile. The number is also subject to strong reviews, which can also trigger volatility in the Forex board. Generally speaking, a high reading is seen as bullish for the US Dollar (USD), while a low reading is seen as bearish, although previous months' reviews ​and the Unemployment Rate are as relevant as the headline figure. The market's reaction, therefore, depends on how the market assesses all the data contained in the BLS report as a whole.

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Next release: Fri Jul 05, 2024 12:30

Frequency: Monthly

Consensus: 190K

Previous: 272K

Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics

America’s monthly jobs report is considered the most important economic indicator for forex traders. Released on the first Friday following the reported month, the change in the number of positions is closely correlated with the overall performance of the economy and is monitored by policymakers. Full employment is one of the Federal Reserve’s mandates and it considers developments in the labor market when setting its policies, thus impacting currencies. Despite several leading indicators shaping estimates, Nonfarm Payrolls tend to surprise markets and trigger substantial volatility. Actual figures beating the consensus tend to be USD bullish.

 

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