2023-11-15T14:39:36+00:00
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/ Gold prices rose during trading on Wednesday evening to their highest level in more than a week with the decline of the dollar and US Treasury bond yields after data on declining inflation led to an increase in bets that lowering US interest rates may occur sooner than investors expected.
Data showed yesterday, Tuesday, that the consumer price index in the United States did not change in October, and the annual rise in core inflation was the lowest rate in two years.
The dollar fell to its lowest level in more than two months after the release of consumer price index data, and ten-year US Treasury bond yields also fell to their lowest level since September 22.
A lower dollar makes gold less expensive for holders of other currencies.
According to the CME Group’s FeedWatch service, investors do not now expect a significant increase in interest rates again at the Federal Reserve meeting in December, and bets on a cut in interest rates in May 2024 have increased to about 50 percent compared to With 34 percent before the data.
Gold rose in instant transactions by 0.4 percent to $1,970.45 per ounce by 1224 GMT, after earlier touching its highest level since November 7.
US gold futures increased 0.4 percent to $1,974.70 per ounce.
Traders are now awaiting data on US retail sales and the producer price index scheduled to be released on Wednesday at 1330 GMT.
As for other precious metals, silver rose in spot transactions 1.3 percent to $23.38 per ounce, platinum increased 0.6 percent to $890.21, and palladium rose 1.6 percent to $1,033.09 per ounce.