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GOLD: Hovering Below All-Time High Ahead Of Key US Data

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Gold is 0.5% higher and just shy of its all-time high of $2758.49 in today’s Asia-Pac session, after closing 0.2% lower at $2742.46 on Monday.

  • After a slow start to the week's US data and newsflow, things are set to heat up with ADP Jobs and PCE Deflator data on Wednesday and Non-Farm Payrolls for October on Friday. There is also a heavy corporate earnings docket. Next Tuesday's presidential election will also likely keep some trading accounts on the sidelines.
  • Market participants will be looking for US inflation and payroll data this week to guide on the pace of interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve this year. Lower rates are typically positive for gold, which doesn’t pay interest.
  • According to MNI’s technicals team, gold bulls remain in the driver’s seat, with sights on $2,767.1 next, a Fibonacci projection point, ahead of the $2,800.0 handle.
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Gold is 0.5% higher and just shy of its all-time high of $2758.49 in today’s Asia-Pac session, after closing 0.2% lower at $2742.46 on Monday.

  • After a slow start to the week's US data and newsflow, things are set to heat up with ADP Jobs and PCE Deflator data on Wednesday and Non-Farm Payrolls for October on Friday. There is also a heavy corporate earnings docket. Next Tuesday's presidential election will also likely keep some trading accounts on the sidelines.
  • Market participants will be looking for US inflation and payroll data this week to guide on the pace of interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve this year. Lower rates are typically positive for gold, which doesn’t pay interest.
  • According to MNI’s technicals team, gold bulls remain in the driver’s seat, with sights on $2,767.1 next, a Fibonacci projection point, ahead of the $2,800.0 handle.