The gold market remains firmly caught in a downtrend, with prices trading near critical long-term support levels. Even potentially slowing momentum in the labor market has not been enough to pull prices out of this tailspin.
The gold market continues to face significant downside risks and is seeing little reaction as interest rates rise in Europe.As expected, the European Central Bank increased its interest rates by 25 basis points. Interest rates for the central bank's deposit facility, the main refinancing operations, and the marginal lending facility have been increased to 2.25%, 2.40%, and 2.65%, respectively.
Spot gold and silver prices are sharply lower after the close Wednesday, as the May inflation report, elevated Treasury yields and renewed U.S.-Iran escalation overwhelmed residual safe-haven demand.
It's been 91 days since gold hit its recent peak — making for the quickest entry into a bear market since 2008.
Selling in the precious metal just keeps getting worse, with the GLD ETF now down 25% from its intraday record in February.
Gold's sharp correction this year may be unsettling for investors, but one market strategist argues the precious metal remains firmly within a historic bull market that is tracking one of its most historic rallies almost “tick for tick.”
Gold is trading firmly below its 200-day moving average as labor market strength and rising inflation reinforce the higher-for-longer rate narrative, which are supporting bond yields and the dollar, with $4,075/oz gold now in play, but long-term fundamentals remain supportive, according to Ole Hansen, head of commodity strategy at Saxo Bank.In a new update published Tuesday, Hansen noted that gold's slide below the 200 DMA constitutes an important setback that goes beyond technical damage.
Gold, Silver and Bitcoin have all fallen sharply over the past five months.
Gold's focus now turns to continuation of the downtrend, based on the daily chart, FOREX.com said.
Several analysts attributed Tuesday's decline in prices to Iran war tensions and expectations the Federal Reserve may hike interest rates, which typically puts downward pressure on metals. Ole S. Hansen, head of commodity strategy at Saxo Bank, said in a post on X silver is experiencing a “renewed bout of weakness” as investors wait for more clarity on “inflation, energy prices, and the Federal Reserve's policy path.
While most investors have been focused on gold's recent breakdown, there has been a broad-based sell-off in the precious metals complex, with platinum group metals feeling the brunt of the sell-off.
It's been a rough year for gold bulls.