Gold and silver remain capped by Fed tightening expectations, while lower oil prices ease inflation concerns and gold holds above key support.
Gold edged lower in early Asian trade. Prices could remain constrained amid expectations of tighter U.S. monetary policy, Kudo.com said.
Last week we argued that gold investors should stop obsessing over limited US monetary policy moves and start paying attention to the next $1 trillion of U.S. debt.
The latest Kitco News Weekly Gold Survey showed Wall Street unanimously bullish after gold's post-Fed gains, while Main Street bolstered its bullish majority following gold's solid weekly performance.
Spot gold and silver prices are higher in late-afternoon U.S. trading Friday, with both metals holding weekly gains as lower oil prices offset part of the pressure from a rebound in Treasury yields and a firmer U.S. dollar.
A lot more appears to be going on in the gold market than monetary policy alone can explain, as prices continue to hold critical support heading into the weekend, even after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates and signaled further tightening by year-end.
Gold is holding 50-week EMA support near $4,300 as the market attempts to regain momentum toward $4,500.
Central banks are just getting started with interest rate hikes, but despite this new tightening cycle, they are unlikely to get in front of the inflation curve, which means there is still a solid reason to own gold, according to one international investment bank.
Indian jewelry buying was resilient and physical investment demand remained steady despite August's gold price volatility, while ETF demand remained positive and gold futures volumes hit a five-month high, according to Kavita Chacko, Research Head for India at the World Gold Council (WGC).In the latest WGC India update, Chacko wrote that both international and domestic gold prices surged in August, while domestic discounts widened.
Gold is stabilizing around key moving averages as buyers return, with $4,500 remaining the next major resistance test.
Gold gained. The yellow metal likely climbed as the pullback in oil prices eased concerns around inflation and future rate hikes by the Federal Reserve, said ANZ.
Spot gold and silver prices are sharply higher in late-afternoon U.S. trading Thursday, as a softer U.S. dollar, lower crude oil prices and easing Treasury yields helped precious metals extend their rebound after the Federal Reserve's first rate hike in more than 3 years.