Gold Investors And Fed Policy: The US economic calendar will feature Retail Sales data for August on Tuesday. Investors expect a monthly increase of 0.2% following the 1% growth recorded in July. A negative print could make it difficult for the USD to find demand and help Yellow Metal edge higher. Nevertheless, the market reaction is likely to remain short-lived, with investors refraining from taking large positions ahead of the Fed’s monetary policy announcements on Wednesday.
Gold Technical Outlook
Gold Price Sell-off Deepens Despite Rising Tariff, Trade War Concerns
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – Gold Price Sell-off Deepens Despite Rising Tariff, Trade War Concerns – Gold prices posted an outside weekly reversal off resistance off yearly open resistance earlier this month with the subsequent decline now approaching a series of parallels which could offer some near-term support. The region of interest is $1255/60. Keep in mind that weekly momentum has fallen to its lowest levels since January 2017 and further highlights the downside risk for bullion.