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Gold prices dip as dollar hits over two-year high on rate outlook

2025.01.06 01:11

Gold prices dip as dollar hits over two-year high on rate outlook

Investing.com– Gold prices fell slightly in Asian trade on Monday, coming under pressure from a stronger dollar as expectations of a slower pace of monetary easing kept traders largely biased towards the greenback. 

The yellow metal has been steadily losing ground since late-December, after the Federal Reserve warned that it will cut interest rates at a slower pace in 2025. The dollar’s recent rally was sparked largely by this notion.

Hawkish comments from some Fed officials over the weekend also pressured gold.

fell 0.1% to $2,635.81 an ounce, while expiring in February fell 0.3% to $2,646.51 an ounce by 00:12 ET (05:12 GMT). 

Hawkish Fedspeak dents gold, boosts dollar

Losses in gold and strength in the came after two Fed officials warned that the bank’s fight against inflation was not over, potentially heralding a more hawkish outlook for interest rates. 

The greenback steadied in Asian trade after racing to its strongest level since November 2022.

Governor Adriana Kugler and San Francisco Fed President Mary Daly both said that the central bank was still not declaring victory over inflation, and was closely watching the labor market for any signs of weakness.

Sticky inflation and a strong labor market give the Fed less impetus to cut interest rates. Focus this week is on upcoming data for more cues on interest rates. 

Other precious metals also retreated on Monday. fell 0.4% to $942.0 an ounce, while fell slightly to $30.055 an ounce. 

Among industrial metals, fell 0.3% to $4.0655 a pound. The red metal was pressured by uncertainty over more stimulus measures in China, with focus turning to upcoming this week for more cues on the world’s biggest copper importer. 

Goldman Sachs pushes forward $3,000 gold price forecast 

Goldman Sachs on Monday said it now expects gold prices to hit $3,000 an ounce by mid-2026, after the yellow metal did not hit the price target by end-2024. 

The investment bank expects gold to end 2025 at around $2,900 an ounce, and expects $3,000 to come later amid slower interest rate cuts by the Fed.

Gold prices gained about 27% in 2024, as they benefited from the Fed cutting interest rates by 1% in the second half of the year. 

The yellow metal also saw robust safe-haven demand amid heightened geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and Russia. 

But gold lost ground towards the end of the year, pressured by a more hawkish Fed outlook for 2025. 



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