The price of gold (99.9 percent purity) was around Rs. 31,900/10 gm in the bullion market on October 5. The fear of a full-blown trade war between the US and China in the near future has pushed up the demand for gold, and its prices.
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The US Economy and the Midterm Elections – Gold Silver Reports
The US economy is growing, inflation has finally hit the US Federal Reserve’s 2% target, and unemployment is quite low – and at an all-time low for African-Americans and Hispanics. For the first time in memory, there are more job openings listed by US companies than there are unemployed people. Such conditions usually foreshadow rising real (inflation-adjusted) wages, which would indicate that American workers, many of whom were left behind in the anemic post-crisis recovery, might finally reap benefits from the strong economy.
Fed, ECB To Define Gold Prices Near Term Target – Analysts
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – Fed, ECB To Define Gold Prices Near Term Target – Many analysts have noted that gold has followed a well-established pattern: selling off before an expected rate hike to then rise once the dust has settled. The question on many investor’s minds is whether or not this pattern will hold next week as inflation picks up as the U.S. economy continues to grow at a steady clip.