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Gold Prices Volatile: US Data, Dollar, and Fed Decisions to Drive Market This Week
- •Gold prices are expected to remain volatile, influenced by the US dollar, Treasury yields, crude oil, and geopolitical events in West Asia.
- •Investors will focus on mid-month Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) readings, US housing data, durable goods orders, and consumer sentiment figures for economic insights.
- •Movements in these indicators could shift expectations for the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decisions, impacting the dollar, bond yields, and gold.
- •In India, October gold futures on MCX gained 1.04% last week, closing at Rs 1.54 lakh per 10 grams, while silver futures rose nearly 3%.
- •Despite consolidation, buying interest at lower levels and continued inflows into gold ETFs have supported demand, even as a stronger dollar and higher bond yields typically pressure gold.
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Gold prices are likely to remain volatile as investors monitor movements in the US dollar, Treasury bond yields, crude oil prices, geopolitical developments in West Asia, and upcoming mid-month Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) readings, US housing data, durable goods orders, and consumer sentiment figures.
On the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX), October gold futures gained Rs 1,597, or 1.04%, to close at around Rs 1.54 lakh per 10 grams, while silver futures rose by nearly 3% to close at Rs 2.41 lakh per kg.
With key meetings of major central banks concluded, market attention has shifted to the People’s Bank of China (PBoC), which is expected to announce its monetary policy decision with market participants anticipating that interest rates will remain unchanged.
