Gold futures fall 0.4% to $2,596.30 a troy ounce. The precious metal had risen earlier in European trading, but looks set to end a fourth consecutive session down. The precious metal has faced significant downward pressure since Donald Trump won the U.S. presidential election. The U.S. dollar and Treasuries significantly rose after Trump's victory, reducing the appeal of non-yielding safe-havens like bullion. Trump's planned tax cuts and tariffs are also viewed as likely to boost inflation, decreasing the chances of further sizeable Federal Reserve interest rate cuts. Meanwhile, the latest...
Gold prices extended losses for the fourth straight session on Wednesday, weighed down by a stronger dollar and elevated bond yields on news that October U.S. consumer prices increased as expected. The Labor Department also reported slower progress toward low inflation since mid-year, which could result in fewer interest rate cuts from the Federal Reserve next year. Spot gold was down 0.7% at $2,580.39 per ounce by 01:49 p.m. ET (1849 GMT), after hitting a near two-month low earlier in the session. U.S. gold futures settled 0.8% lower at $2,586.50 per ounce. The dollar, advanced near a...
Oil edged higher after swinging between gains and losses for much of the session as traders weighed mixed signals about the risks to flows from the Middle East against the prospect of an impending supply glut. West Texas Intermediate added 0.5% to settle above $68 a barrel, while Brent settled around $72. WTI had gained as much as 1.1% and slid as much as 1.7% during the session. Crude fell earlier in the day on unconfirmed reports that Iran may hold off on retaliating against Israel, said Dan Ghali, a commodity strategist at TD Securities. Prices rebounded later after...