Gold correction tests $4,280 support after failing at $4,700
Gold reversed from the $4,700 area and corrected to $4,280 before bouncing. A bearish trend line at $4,480 now caps the recovery attempt.
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Gold reversed from the $4,700 area and corrected to $4,280 before bouncing. A bearish trend line at $4,480 now caps the recovery attempt.
Gold prices edged higher on Tuesday as the US dollar softened. Traders are now focused on upcoming inflation data that could shape the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate path.
Gold’s price range of 4,230–4,697 remains intact. Friday’s US CPI may shift prices within that zone, but the bigger forces are the Fed’s expected rate peak, oil normalisation and the dollar debasement trade.
Gold dropped more than 0.4% on Monday after Friday’s US jobs report beat expectations, boosting bets that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates again. Markets now price a 60% chance of a move in September.
Gold opens the week near $4,400, caught between rate hike fears from strong US jobs data and support from a stable dollar. Technical indicators suggest consolidation.
Gold posted a second consecutive weekly loss, settling at $4,477 on Friday. The week’s low of $4,329 was below the prior support zone before a bounce.
Gold dropped nearly $100 on Friday after a surprise surge in US nonfarm payrolls boosted rate-hike expectations. The metal is set for a second consecutive weekly loss, and traders now look to next week's inflation data.
Gold extended its weekly losses on Friday, falling another 0.80% as the US dollar and bond yields rose on bets that the Fed could raise rates in September.
Central banks bought a net 23 tonnes of gold in July, the World Gold Council reported. Year-to-date purchases of 130 tonnes lag last year, with higher prices prompting caution.