Spot gold rose 0.9 percent to $1,254.06 per ounce at 8:02 a.m. ET, after declining the most since Nov. 27 in the previous session.
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Gold Steadies Near One Week High; All eyes on Fed
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) Spot gold was up 0.26 percent at $1,249.11 per ounce at 1:50 p.m., having earlier touched its highest level since Dec. 10 at $1,250.27, just short of a five-month peak of $1,250.55 hit last week.
Gold Prices Supported by expectations of Fewer Rate Hikes by the U.S. Federal Reserve — GSR
Gold Silver Reports (GSR ) – Spot gold inched up 0.1 percent to $1,244.40 per ounce, as of 0115 GMT. U.S. gold futures rose 0.2 percent to $1,249.9 per ounce. Spot palladium was up 0.2 percent at $1,246.30 per ounce. Prices climbed over 2 percent in the previous session.
Crude Oil Prices Surge more than 4% as OPEC nears Deal to Cut Output
Brent crude, the international benchmark for oil prices, rose $2.78, or 2.6 percent, to $62.84 a barrel by 8:47 a.m. ET (1347 GMT). U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures were up $2.17, or 4.2 percent, at $53.66 per barrel.
Gold Rises as the US and China’s Pause on Tariff Escalation Weighs on the Dollar
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – Spot gold was up 0.3 percent at $1,225.67 per ounce at 0407 GMT, while U.S. gold futures were up 0.4 percent at $1,230.4 per ounce.
Gold Prices Zoom After Powell Says Interest Rates Are ‘Just Below’ Neutral
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – U.S. gold futures settled up $10.20, or 0.8 percent, at $1,223.60. Gold jumped from near a two-week low on Wednesday after U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said interest rates were “just below” neutral, soothing investor worries over the pace of rate hikes.
Gold Up on Concerns over growth; focus on Fed, G20
“People are moving some capital into gold at this time, given the uncertainties around the pace of rate hikes by the U.S. Federal Reserve, the U.S.-China trade war,” said Brian Lan, managing director at Singapore dealer GoldSilver Central.