With little on the economic calendar, equities trended slightly higher in recovery mode from Friday’s reaction to employment figures. The dollar came under pressure, allowing major pairs to get a boost.
Gold prices are struggling to gain any significant traction on the first day of a new week, and they seesaw between tepid gains and minor losses throughout the early European session. A combination of divergent forces is currently affecting XAU/USD, which is currently trading around $1,924-$1,925.
Asian stocks rose as Wall Street snapped a three-day losing streak.
With the increasing likelihood of a rate hike in July, bond traders are now shifting their focus to the future beyond this month. Encouraging data releases, particularly the latest ISM figures, are heightening the chances of a second rate hike taking place in 2023. Furthermore, these figures also indicate the potential for upward revisions in the projections for 2024 when the Federal Reserve assembles in September.
In June, there was a rise in nonfarm payrolls by 209K, which fell slightly below the Bloomberg consensus for the first time in 15 months. Additionally, revisions made to job growth in the previous two months revealed that employment growth has not been as strong as initially thought.
Stock markets are under pressure after a substantial rise and some profit-taking patterns.
On Tuesday (July 11), spot gold shocked slightly up during the Asian session and is currently trading near $1929.56 per ounce.
Spot gold was little changed on Monday as traders remained cautious ahead of key CPI data, falling sharply to an intraday low of 1,912.74 before quickly recovering losses to end the day up 0.02% at $1,925.32 an ounce.
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WCG Markets:2023-07-11
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WCG Markets:2023-07-10
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Spot gold traded near $1,920.50 an ounce in Asia on Monday (July 10). A rebound in the dollar and firmness in the US 10-year Treasury yield have weighed on gold prices, with bulls still widely expected to be given pause by another Fed rate hike in July.
On Friday, spot gold extended intraday gains to as high as $1,934.89 before easing to settle up 0.71 per cent at $1,924.28, its first weekly gain in four weeks, after a surprise June payrolls data raised questions about the Fed's trajectory for rate hikes beyond July.
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Investors are provided with a comprehensive overview of the global economy as major Wall Street banks, Delta Airlines, and PepsiCo release their Q2 earnings. In addition, it is important to closely monitor the interest rate determinations expected from New Zealand and Canada.
U.S. stocks were lower after the close on last Friday, as losses in the Telecoms, Healthcare and Utilities sectors led shares lower.
Last week, there were concerns about global economic growth. Tension between the US and China increased, and China’s Caixin PMI data was also lower than expected.