Gold price eases some gains but remain in the bullish trajectory
Gold price (XAU/USD) kicks-off the 2024 year on a promising note, demonstrating a firm-footing on Tuesday amid prospects of a reduction in interest rates by the Federal Reserve (Fed) starting in March. Factors that are boosting rate-cut hopes are significant progress in the underlying inflation declining towards 2% and easing labour market conditions due to restrictive monetary policy stance. The precious metal faces marginal sell-off as the US Dollar has advanced further. The USD Index has refreshed weekly high to near 102.00 and 10-year US TReasury yields have climbed to near 3.96%.
This week, investors should brace for sheer volatility as various economic indicators are lined-up for release. The ISM manufacturing PMI, JOLTS Job Openings data and Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) minutes of December monetary policy meeting will be followed by Services PMI and the Nonfarm Payrolls (NFP) report. Market participants are unlikely to change broader bearish stance for the US Dollar and Treasury yields amid deepening rate-cut expectations by the Fed. Gold price climbs above Friday’s high, supported by expectations of early rate cuts by the Fed. The precious metal surrenders some gains amid decent recovery in the US Dollar. The precious metal is expected to extend further towards the previous week’s high near $2,090. The broader appeal for the Gold price is extremely bullish as short-to-long term Exponential Moving Averages (EMAs) are sloping higher. Meanwhile, momentum oscillators have shifted into the bullish trajectory, indicating more upside ahead.