Spot gold was down 0.2 percent at $1,243.91 per ounce, as of 0415 GMT, while U.S. gold futures were 0.1 percent lower at $1,249.3 per ounce.
Platinum
Spot Gold May Rise into a Range of $1258-$1266 per Ounce
Spot gold may rise into a trading zone of $1258—$1266 level per ounce, as it has broken a resistance at $1245, Technical Analyst Neal Bhai.
Global stocks extended their slump on worries over slowing growth and fears that a fresh flare-up in tensions between U.S. and China could quash chances of a trade deal.
Gold Slip on Profit Taking, Firm Dollar – GSR
Spot gold fell 0.2 percent to $1,235.57 per ounce at 0823 GMT, while U.S. gold futures were 0.1 percent lower at $1,240.8 per ounce.
Gold Prices Steady; Big U.S. Nonfarm Payroll Data Awaited
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – Gold prices were steady in early Asian trade on Friday, after rising about 1.5 percent in the previous session, while the dollar inched up ahead of the U.S. payrolls data due later in the day.
Gold Slides Alongside Equities as Dollar Climbs – Gold Silver Reports
Gold fell alongside equity markets on Monday partly in response to gains in the dollar which is benefiting from a run of strong U.S. economic data reinforcing expectations of further interest rate rises.
Gold Up But on Path for Longest Monthly Losing Streak in Two Decades – GSR
Gold inched higher but was on track for its longest monthly losing streak since January 1997 as the U.S. dollar firmed against the euro after Italy’s budget jitters threatened the European currency.
Gold and platinum aren’t so shiny anymore – Gold Silver Reports
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – Analysts pin most of the blame on the dollar. Its unexpected strength this year has usurped the yellow metal as skittish investors’ preferred haven asset. Meanwhile, higher US interest rates also make gold less appealing, because it offers no yield.
World’s Most Expensive Precious Metal Set to Blossom as Shortage Looms
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – As platinum miners curb production, rhodium output will drop, causing prices to rally further, Dawson said. That could rekindle visions of the market a decade ago, when rhodium topped $10,000 an ounce after five years of a supply deficit were compounded by South African power shortages that curbed mine output.
Gold Prices Down to 6 Week Low on Firm Dollar ahead of US Fed Meet
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – Gold prices fell to a six-week low on Tuesday as the dollar firmed near three-and-a-half month highs, with investors awaiting direction on US monetary policy from the US Federal Reserve.
Trump Trade Fears Take Gold and Palladium Futures on a Wild Ride
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – Trump Trade Fears Take Gold and Palladium Futures on a Wild Ride – Measures of 60-day historical volatility for gold and palladium futures climbed to the highest in about a year. Volatility in silver also increased. Prices were whipsawed last week as Trump administration officials tried to calm markets, while their boss warned of short-lived “pain” from a trade stand-off with China. In Russia, the largest palladium producer, dozens of companies and key allies of President Vladimir Putin are facing a new wave of U.S. sanctions.