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Tag: Metal Exchange


Capital and Risk, Liquidity

Gold prices inch higher after jobs report shows 701,000 U.S. jobs lost in March

April 3, 2020

Via: Market Watch

Gold futures traded higher on Friday after a report on U.S. employment in March indicated that the damage from coronavirus related business shutdowns is already having a big impact on the labor market. June gold GCM20, +0.29% on Comex, which […]


Capital and Risk, Liquidity

Gold prices recover from lowest levels of year

March 19, 2020

Via: Market Watch

Gold prices recovered some ground Thursday, after seeing the lowest levels of the year, as governments and central banks made moves to support the global economy, which has suffered under the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. Recent losses in global […]


Capital and Risk, Liquidity

Gold futures on track for biggest daily slide in over 3 years

February 28, 2020

Via: Market Watch

Gold futures on Friday dropped by more than 3%, heading for the sharpest daily slide since November 2016. Investors rushed to sell the precious metal to generate cash to cover losses in the stock market, which continued to plunge on […]


Activity, Capital and Risk, Liquidity, Trading

Gold prices inch higher as traders eye coronavirus impact on the economy, ahead of Fed policy news

January 29, 2020

Via: Market Watch

Gold futures looked to recover some of its recent losses Wednesday, as traders continue to weigh the spread of coronavirus cases and its potential impact on the global economy. The moves for the metal come ahead of a monetary policy […]


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Gold’s slide puts prices on pace for longest skid in more than 2 months

January 10, 2020

Via: Market Watch

Gold futures traded slightly lower Friday, heading for the longest losing skid in more than two months after the monthly U.S. employment report helped to solidify a rally in equities and away from so-called havens, as Middle East tensions ease. […]


Capital and Risk, Liquidity

Gold prices fall over 1% after U.S. jobs report shows 266,000 jobs created in November

December 6, 2019

Via: Market Watch

Gold futures dropped sharply Friday after the U.S. report on November employment came in better-than-expected, with gains last month of 266,000 new jobs, marking the biggest monthly gains since January and reaffirming the health of the domestic economy. Prices for […]


Capital and Risk, Liquidity

Gold edges higher as economy and U.S.-China trade stay in focus

November 26, 2019

Via: Market Watch

Gold futures rebounded modestly on Tuesday, as investors kept a close eye on consumer confidence and on U.S.-China trade talks. Gold for December delivery GCZ19, +0.29% on Comex gained $3.40, or 0.2%, to settle at $1,460.30 an ounce, after opening […]


Capital and Risk, Liquidity

Gold logs sharpest drop in about 3 weeks

July 25, 2019

Via: Market Watch

Gold futures settled sharply lower Thursday, reversing a morning climb, after the European Central Bank’s decision to signal its plan to ease monetary policy disappointed investors by not including immediate action or details of its likly efforts. The ECB said […]


Capital and Risk, Liquidity

Gold risks back-to-back losses, down from recent trading near a 6-year high

June 27, 2019

Via: Market Watch

Gold futures fell Thursday. heading for back-to-back losses after the haven metal scored a nearly six-year high early in the week. The impending sideline meetings at the Group of 20 conference in Japan between U.S. President Donald Trump and his […]


Activity, Investment Banking

Gold edges lower as investors shake off trade worries

June 11, 2019

Via: Market Watch

Gold moved lower for a second day Tuesday as investors shook off trade worries, with appetite for riskier assets boosted by additional efforts by China to stoke its economy. “Trade and tariff talks have distorted gold prices, as misunderstood gold” […]


Activity, Trading

Gold sticks to tight trading range on strength in U.S. equities, weakness in the dollar

January 23, 2019

Via: Market Watch

Gold prices stuck to a tight trading range on Wednesday, as some strength in U.S. equities dulled investment demand in the metal but weakness in the leading dollar index offered support. A mixed picture on the economic outlook and major […]


Capital and Risk, Liquidity

Gold price is near 2018 low even as surging dollar pauses run

June 25, 2018

Via: Market Watch

Gold futures slipped Monday, with the precious metal sticking to the mostly downbeat trading theme for June even as the U.S. dollar, strong throughout the month, eased in early action. A fresh round of global trade friction was again driving […]


Activity, Trading

Gold slips ahead of North Korea summit, expected Fed rate action

June 11, 2018

Via: Market Watch

Gold futures slipped Monday as a wait-and-see mood took over ahead of the much-touted meeting over North Korea’s nuclear power and two major central bank decisions on the docket this week. August gold GCQ8, -0.02% fell $3.70, or 0.3%, to […]


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Gold resumes slide below $1,300 as Treasury yields hold near 7-year high

May 17, 2018

Via: Market Watch

Gold futures dropped Thursday, deepening their descent below the key $1,300 line, after falling this week to their lowest point of the year. ”The firm U.S. dollar and rising U.S. bond yields are continuing to exert pressure,” said Carsten Fritsch, […]


Activity, Trading

Gold retakes $1,300 level, on track to wrap 2017 with a bang as dollar fades

December 29, 2017

Via: Market Watch

Gold futures jumped on Friday, aiming for their seventh-straight positive session, and hurdling toward a nearly three-month high to wrap up the final trading day of 2017—a year in which the yellow metal will book a roughly 13% gain. February […]


Activity, Trading

Gold tries for five wins in a row as dollar, bond yields under pressure

December 19, 2017

Via: Market Watch

Gold tried for a fifth-straight advance in Tuesday trading, buttressed by a lower dollar, struggling bond yields and uncertainty for inflation and the economy surrounding a probable tax cut. February gold GCG8, -0.12% inched up by less than 0.1%, tacking […]


Activity, Trading

Gold churns at 5-month lows ahead of expected Fed rate hike

December 12, 2017

Via: Market Watch

Gold prices wavered again on Tuesday, holding ground at a more than five-month low in cautious trading ahead of the Wednesday Federal Reserve decision on interest rates and hints on the course for policy in 2018. Gold slipped even as […]