The gold market is ending another week in negative territory as investors prepare for the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates next week.
The gold market is trading near session highs after the latest data showed consumer sentiment in the U.S. declining, with inflation expectations shooting higher.The University of Michigan announced on Friday that the preliminary reading of its Consumer Sentiment survey for September was 47.8. The data was far worse than expectations, as the consensus forecast of economists called for a reading of 51, and it was also well below August''s final reading of 51.7.
Gold is outperforming other precious metals despite the headwinds of higher energy prices and rising Fed hike expectations, but Commodity Trading Advisors (CTA) and major funds could become sellers if gold breaks key support levels, according to commodity analysts at TD Securities.In a Thursday note, TD Securities' Ryan McKay and Bart Melek wrote that while gold has given up some of its recent gains, it continues to outperform the precious complex in relative terms.
Investment demand has been a critical pillar of support for gold in recent years and, while the unsustainable rise in global sovereign debt remains a key driver in the precious metal's long-term uptrend, one research firm is warning investors to keep an eye on another pillar that has weakened.
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The gold market is seeing renewed selling pressure, with prices trading at session lows after data showed a relatively stable labor market, as the number of American workers applying for first-time unemployment benefits held steady for another week.
The gold market appears to be largely shrugging off the European Central Bank's decision to raise interest rates, as selling pressure remains limited against the euro.
Gold was steady in the early Asian trade, as investors await U.S. PPI and CPI data.
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Despite renewed threats of an imminent rate hike in September, gold's price action during August shows just how much potential the precious metal has as a hedge against the unsustainable rise in global sovereign debt.