Gold price (XAU/USD) attracts some dip-buying during the Asian session on Tuesday and recovers a major part of the overnight modest losses. Geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, along with concerns over China's weak economic recovery, lend some support to the safe-haven precious metal. The upside, however, remains capped as investors continue to roll back expectations for a more aggressive policy easing by the Federal Reserve (Fed), which could undermine the non-yielding yellow metal. Apart from this, the risk-on environment might further contribute to capping any meaningful appreciating move for the bullion ahead of this week's key central bank event risks, especially the European Central Bank (ECB) monetary policy meeting on Thursday.
Traders this week will also confront the release of global flash PMIs on Wednesday, which will be followed by the Advance US Q4 GDP print and the US Core PCE Price Index on Thursday and Friday, respectively. This, in turn, should provide a fresh directional impetus to the Gold price. In the meantime, a shift in expectations in the wake of the recent hawkish comments by several Fed officials, noting that it was too early to consider interest rate cuts, suggests that the path of least resistance for the XAU/USD is to the downside. Hence, any subsequent move up might still be seen as a selling opportunity and runs the risk of fizzling out rather quickly.
From a technical perspective, any subsequent move up beyond the $2,030 area is likely to confront stiff resistance near the $2,040-2,042 supply zone. The latter should act as a key pivotal point, which if cleared decisively could trigger a short-covering rally. The Gold price might then climb to the $2,077 area before aiming to reclaim the $2,100 round-figure mark.
On the flip side, the overnight swing low, around the $2,017-2,016 region, now seems to protect the immediate downside ahead of the $2,000 psychological mark, or over a one-month low touched last week. A sustained break below the latter could make the Gold price vulnerable to accelerate the fall towards the $1,988 intermediate support. The downward trajectory could extend further towards the 100-day Simple Moving Average (SMA), currently around the $1,972 area and the 200-day SMA, near the $1,964-1,963 zone.
The table below shows the percentage change of US Dollar (USD) against listed major currencies today. US Dollar was the strongest against the Japanese Yen.
USD | EUR | GBP | CAD | AUD | JPY | NZD | CHF | |
USD | -0.19% | -0.16% | -0.11% | -0.36% | -0.07% | -0.34% | -0.27% | |
EUR | 0.17% | 0.00% | 0.05% | -0.20% | 0.09% | -0.17% | -0.11% | |
GBP | 0.16% | -0.01% | 0.05% | -0.20% | 0.03% | -0.17% | -0.11% | |
CAD | 0.11% | -0.05% | -0.05% | -0.24% | 0.03% | -0.23% | -0.16% | |
AUD | 0.35% | 0.17% | 0.19% | 0.23% | 0.28% | 0.02% | 0.09% | |
JPY | 0.10% | -0.07% | -0.06% | 0.00% | -0.22% | -0.20% | -0.16% | |
NZD | 0.33% | 0.16% | 0.17% | 0.22% | -0.03% | 0.20% | 0.05% | |
CHF | 0.26% | 0.10% | 0.11% | 0.16% | -0.08% | 0.15% | -0.06% |
The heat map shows percentage changes of major currencies against each other. The base currency is picked from the left column, while the quote currency is picked from the top row. For example, if you pick the Euro from the left column and move along the horizontal line to the Japanese Yen, the percentage change displayed in the box will represent EUR (base)/JPY (quote).
Gold has played a key role in human’s history as it has been widely used as a store of value and medium of exchange. Currently, apart from its shine and usage for jewelry, the precious metal is widely seen as a safe-haven asset, meaning that it is considered a good investment during turbulent times. Gold is also widely seen as a hedge against inflation and against depreciating currencies as it doesn’t rely on any specific issuer or government.
Central banks are the biggest Gold holders. In their aim to support their currencies in turbulent times, central banks tend to diversify their reserves and buy Gold to improve the perceived strength of the economy and the currency. High Gold reserves can be a source of trust for a country’s solvency. Central banks added 1,136 tonnes of Gold worth around $70 billion to their reserves in 2022, according to data from the World Gold Council. This is the highest yearly purchase since records began. Central banks from emerging economies such as China, India and Turkey are quickly increasing their Gold reserves.
Gold has an inverse correlation with the US Dollar and US Treasuries, which are both major reserve and safe-haven assets. When the Dollar depreciates, Gold tends to rise, enabling investors and central banks to diversify their assets in turbulent times. Gold is also inversely correlated with risk assets. A rally in the stock market tends to weaken Gold price, while sell-offs in riskier markets tend to favor the precious metal.
The price can move due to a wide range of factors. Geopolitical instability or fears of a deep recession can quickly make Gold price escalate due to its safe-haven status. As a yield-less asset, Gold tends to rise with lower interest rates, while higher cost of money usually weighs down on the yellow metal. Still, most moves depend on how the US Dollar (USD) behaves as the asset is priced in dollars (XAU/USD). A strong Dollar tends to keep the price of Gold controlled, whereas a weaker Dollar is likely to push Gold prices up.
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