Gold bars and gold coins in different sizes are lying in a safe on a table at the precious metal dealer Pro Aurum.
Gold prices advanced to their highest in about two months on Thursday, driven by U.S. dollar's weakness and growing expectations that the Federal Reserve would conclude its aggressive rate-hiking cycle at its meeting next week.
"The recent reversal in gold prices is very much driven by the expectation that the Fed is almost done in terms of interest rate hikes," said Julius Baer analyst Carsten Menke.
"That said, we believe interest rates are set to stay high and a rapid reversal of monetary policy is not imminent due to the resilience of the U.S. economy.
Furthermore, we believe that interest rate levels are too high to lure gold investors back into the market."
Persons:
Ross Norman, Julius Baer, Carsten Menke
Organizations:
Aurum, Federal, U.S ., U.S, Fed
Locations:
U.S