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Gold posts first loss in three months, but markets focus on Fed's 'hawkish pause'  The gold market posted its first monthly loss since February, wrapping May down about $36. As markets eye the crucial Congress vote to lift the debt ceiling, some Federal Reserve speakers are pushing for a "hawkish pause" at the June 13-14 meeting. The House of Representatives is set to vote on a bill to lift the $31.4 trillion debt limit on Wednesday – a critical step…

Gold gains as USDX weakens, U.S. bond yields dip Gold prices are solidly higher in midday U.S. trading Tuesday, supported by a weaker U.S. dollar index and a downtick in U.S. Treasury yields to start the U.S. trading week. The yellow metal hit a nine-week low overnight. Short covering in the futures market and some bargain buying in the cash were also featured today. August gold was last up $17.10 at $1,980.20 and July silver was down $0.015 at $23.34.…

U.S. economic data hammers gold price as markets gear up for a rate hike in June The gold market got battered by upbeat economic data and stubbornly high inflation. As gold posted its third weekly loss, markets recalibrated for another 25-basis-point rate hike in June after pause expectations got shattered. Gold is looking to close down $35 on the week, with June Comex gold futures last trading at $1,945.80 an ounce. Despite the selloff, year-to-date gold is still up more…

Gold/Silver: A breakdown in two-year treasury yields triggers the next bull market I wish everyone a Happy Memorial Day weekend and thank all of you for the positive feedback over the years, and it is an absolute pleasure to write for you all. Digging into the precious metals markets, we have been under pressure for most of May after the banking crisis became more of an isolated incident rather than the contagion effect everyone feared most. With that story fading…

Gold trades below its 100-day MA as hope of a potential debt-ceiling resolution advances Gold futures basis the most active June 2023 Comex contract traded briefly below the 100-day simple moving average at $1939.50. Gold futures traded to a low of $1939 just $0.50 below its 100-day moving average which technical traders use as a benchmark to determine the interim trend of a stock or commodity. As of 5:00 PM EDT, the June contract is currently down $22.90 or 1.17%…

Extreme dollar strength and 1 month T-Bills yielding 5.59% move gold lower Market participants are witnessing extreme dollar strength and exceedingly high yields in short-term Treasury Bills as continued uncertainty and angst surrounding negotiations to raise or suspend the debt ceiling are still at a stalemate. The US dollar has climbed higher for the last three consecutive weeks after trading to a low at the beginning of May at 101. The dollar gained 0.42% today with the dollar index currently…

The solution to the raising the U.S. debt ceiling is not going to be a cake walk Short-term T-bills maturing between June 6th through 15th are currently yielding 5.997%, an indication of the angst regarding whether a debt ceiling resolution can be reached on time before threatening a government default of its financial obligations. The uncertainty regarding the negotiations has moved the one-year T-bill with an issue date of June 2022 maturing on June 15 to a yield of 6.141%.…

Debt-ceiling talks between Biden and McCarthy to resume at 5:30 EDT The latest round of debt-ceiling talks between the President and House Speaker will begin tonight at 5:30 PM EDT. While both sides have presented optimism on passing legislation that would temporarily suspend, or raise the debt limit ceiling, the Democrats and Republicans are still far apart. Comments by the House Speaker today emphatically stated that "nothing is agreed to and there are still a lot of obstacles for a…

Gold price could 'easily' regain $2k next week as more debt ceiling troubles ahead – analysts Even though gold is wrapping up the week down $30 — its worst performance since February — the Friday afternoon rebound keeps the bullish gold trend alive. The gold market recovered after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said rates might not have to rise as much due to tighter credit conditions after the banking sector turmoil. "The financial stability tools helped to calm conditions…