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☆ Gold price gains, but set for first weekly fall in three
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-24 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Gold prices rose on Friday, but were headed for their first weekly fall in three as expectations for interest rate cuts began to fade following the hawkish tone adopted in the U.S. Federal Reserve's latest minutes. Spot gold rose 0.54% to $2,340.90 per ounce, after earlier hitting its lowest since May 9. While the policy response for now would "involve maintaining" interest rates at current levels, the latest Fed minutes reflected discussions of possible hikes. Higher interest rates make non-yielding gold a less appealing investment. Previous expectations were for a likely first rate cut in September.

Persons: Ross Norman, Ricardo Evangelista Organizations: U.S, U.S . Federal, Federal, Traders Locations: U.S .

☆ Robust equities erode gold's safe-haven allure as ETF holdings fall
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-21 | by ( Deep Kaushik Vakil | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

(Reuters) -Receding fears of a U.S. slowdown, surging bond yields and the robust performance of equities have gradually eroded the appeal of exchange-traded funds (ETF) backed by traditional safe-haven gold this year, despite sticky inflation. The biggest ETF, SPDR Gold Trust, saw holdings dwindle to pre-pandemic levels. [GOL/ETF]Investors typically buy gold during times of financial and economic uncertainty and rising inflation. [GOL/]“Gold has fallen into disfavour as a hedge against economic uncertainty for many institutional investors,” said Ross Norman, chief executive of Metals Daily. Equities have outperformed gold despite higher interest rates, while rival safe-haven Treasury bonds have attracted investors away from gold, which doesn’t earn any interest or dividends.

Persons: Ilya Naymushin, ”, Ross Norman, Carsten Menke, Julius Baer, Gold, Philip Newman, Newman, hasn’t Organizations: Reuters, REUTERS, World Gold Council, Investors, U.S, Metals Daily, U.S . Federal, Treasury, Metals Locations: U.S, Siberian, Krasnoyarsk, Russia, disfavour, “

Three months ago, a Reuters poll predicted prices would average $1,950 in 2023. Standard Chartered analyst Suki Cooper said gold is "more likely to test the downside until rate cuts materialise unless a new catalyst emerges". For silver , the poll forecast average prices of $23.52 an ounce in 2023 and $25.00 in 2024. "Anaemic performance from gold and concerns over economic outlook especially in China" have weighed on silver, O'Connell added. But silver could still find support from solar panels demand, analysts said.

Persons: Ross Norman, Carsten Menke, Julius Baer, Suki Cooper, Rhona O'Connell, Silver, O'Connell, Ashitha Shivaprasad, Harshit Verma, Arpan Varghese, Barbara Lewis Organizations: Federal Reserve, U.S, Thomson Locations: China, Bengaluru

☆ Gold hits 2-month high as dollar struggles on Fed pause views
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-21 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

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

☆ Gold hits 2-month low on debt talks progress, rate hike bets
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-25 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

A one kilogram gold bar sits on top of silver bars at London bullion dealers Gold Investments in London, United Kingdom, on April 4, 2013. Gold slid to its lowest in two months on Thursday as optimism around the U.S. debt ceiling talks lowered safe-haven demand for bullion and robust economic data fueled bets of another rate hike by the Federal Reserve. Spot gold was 0.6% down at $1,944.45 per ounce, having hit its lowest since March 22. White House and Republican negotiators made some progress in late-night talks over raising the debt ceiling, top congressional Republican Kevin McCarthy said. "A rather impressive round of economic data suggests this economy is still showing so much resilience ... the argument for possibly delivering another rate hike is gaining steam here," Moya added.

Persons: Gold, Kevin McCarthy, Edward Moya, Moya, Ross Norman Organizations: London, Investments, Federal Reserve, White House, Republican, OANDA, Fed Locations: London, United Kingdom

☆ Switzerland sent 524 tonnes of gold to China last year, the most since 2018
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-24 | by ( Peter Hobson | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Last year, it exported 524 tonnes of gold worth around $33 billion at current prices to mainland China and Hong Kong, up from 354 tonnes in 2021 and the most since 2018, Swiss customs data showed. Switzerland shipped 69 tonnes of gold to Singapore, up from 33 tonnes in 2021 and the most since 2017, and 92 tonnes to Thailand, up from 56 tonnes in 2021 and the most since 2013. Switzerland sent 224 tonnes of gold to India last year, down from 507 tonnes in 2021. But if prices remain high, India's appetite for gold will likely remain weak, he said: "They are real bargain hunters. SWISS GOLD EXPORTS, ANNUAL (KG)SWISS GOLD EXPORTS, MONTHLY (KG)* Source: Swiss customs.

☆ Gold rises on tepid U.S. dollar, safe-haven inflows
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-19 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Gold rings displayed at the Korea Gold Exchange store in Seoul, South Korea. Gold prices fell on Monday, as the dollar held on to gains following U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's signal that the central bank will raise interest rates further to tame sky-high inflation. Gold prices rose nearly 1% on Thursday, supported by a weaker dollar and some safe-haven demand as weak U.S. economic readings and hawkish comments from Federal Reserve officials fueled recession worries. U.S. gold futures rose 1.41% to $1,933.90.."There is flight to safety. Elsewhere, spot silver rose 1.72% to $23.8292 per ounce, platinum fell 0.45% to $1,033.3007 and palladium jumped 2.18% to $1,775.8759.

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