Gold (XAU/USD) prices eased from near two-week highs around $3,345-$3,346 region touched on Thursday, and traded with a mild positive bias during the early European session. A modest US Dollar (USD) uptick was seen as a key factor behind the commodity's intraday decline, though a meaningful pullback seems elusive. Growing acceptance that the Federal Reserve (Fed) will lower borrowing costs further by 2025 and concerns about rising US deficits should keep a lid on the USD, which should act as a tailwind for the non-yielding yellow metal. Source: Newsmaker.id
Gold prices fell on Thursday (5/22) as a stronger US dollar weighed on the bullion as US Treasury yields fell from intraday highs as the US House of Representatives approved Trump's budget, which will now be sent to the Senate for approval. Market sentiment improved slightly but remained fragile as it was sponsored by a Moody's downgrade of the US government's debt rating. The fiscal package so far approved by the US lower house is projected to add $4 trillion to the debt ceiling. Newsmaker.id
Silver (XAG/USD) reversed sharply on Thursday (5/22). The decline in the white metal occurred ahead of the release of the US Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI), which showed that the decline was mainly technical in nature and was driven by the initial stabilization of the US Dollar and profit-taking after a sharp rise on Wednesday. Source: Newsmaker.id