Gold prices climbed past the $2,359 figure on Tuesday after data released by the US Department of Labor revealed that factory gate inflation rose above estimates, signaling that prices remained elevated. Despite that, US Treasury yields are sliding, a headwind for the Greenback.
Federal Reserve (Fed) Chair Jerome Powell made headlines after the release of the Producer Price Index (PPI). He commented that he expects inflation to continue heading lower but wasn’t as confident about the disinflation outlook as he had previously been. He added that the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is expected to grow by 2% or better due to the labor market’s strength.
The XAU/USD trades at $2,359, up 0.97%. The US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) revealed that prices paid by producers increased above estimates, with just one reading aligning with economists’ consensus. US Treasury yields jumped sharply toward a daily high of 4.534%, before reversing later.
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Gold’s uptrend extended after posting losses on Monday, yet it remains below the latest cycle high of $2,378, seen on May 10. This could keep the XAU/USD range bound. According to readings of the Relative Strength Index (RSI), momentum is in favor of the bulls.
Therefore, the XAU/USD first resistance would be the May 10 high at $2,378. If broken, the next technical hurdle would be the psychological $2,400 mark, immediately followed by the April 19 high at $2,417, and the all-time high at $2,431.
Conversely, if sellers moved in and pushed prices below $2,359, that could sponsor a leg down toward the May 9 low of $2,306, followed by the $2,300 figure. Once surpassed, the next stop would be the 50-day Simple Moving Average (SMA) at $2,249.
