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Gold prices steady near $2,700 as markets digest Fed rate cut, Trump 2.0 By
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Introduction-- Gold prices fell in Asian trade on Friday, seeing little relief even as the dollar slid in the wa ...
-- Gold prices fell in Asian trade on Official Foreign Exchange TradingFriday, seeing little relief even as the dollar slid in the wake of an interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve, while markets also digested the ramifications of a second Donald Trump presidency.
The yellow metal was battered by a sharp rally in the dollar this week after Trump won the 2024 presidential election. But the dollar retreated from four-month peaks on Thursday after the Fed cut interest rates and signaled plans for more easing.
fell 0.4% to $2,695.93 an ounce, while expiring in December fell 0.1% to $2,702.80 an ounce by 23:38 ET (04:38 GMT).
Gold heads for weekly loss after post-Trump drubbing
Spot gold was set to lose about 1.6% this week, having fallen sharply after Trump’s victory.
The decline was in part spurred by a rally in the and Treasury yields, as markets bet that Trump would introduce more inflationary policies in the long term.
But Trump’s victory also marked a swift end to the U.S. elections, clearing out a major point of uncertainty for markets and sparking a rally across risk-driven assets. Gold had surged to record highs in the run-up to the election, with spot prices coming close to $2,800 an ounce.
Fed rate cut offers gold some relief
The yellow metal saw some relief on Thursday after the Fed as expected.
Chair Jerome Powell indicated that the U.S. economy remained resilient, and that the Fed will ease monetary policy further, albeit cautiously.
Such a scenario presents some near-term relief for gold and other non-yielding assets. But markets now turned uncertain over the longer-term outlook for rates, especially in the face of a Trump presidency.
Other precious metals fell on Friday and were also nursing weekly losses. fell 0.6% to $997.85 an ounce, while fell 0.1% to $31.823 an ounce.
Copper dips, China NPC in focus
Among industrial metals, copper prices retreated on Friday, but were set for some gains this week, as traders looked to more cues on fiscal stimulus from top importer China.
Benchmark on the London Metal Exchange fell 0.7% to $9,614.0 a ton, while December fell 0.9% to $4.3970 a pound.
China’s National People’s Congress is set to outline plans for more fiscal spending at the conclusion of a four-day meeting on Friday. Measures are expected to aimed largely at shoring up economic growth, as the country grapples with persistent deflation and a property market slowdown.
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