Gold Moving Higher And Setting New Six-Month Highs
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Great Articles Above.
I strongly recommend taking the time to read Gold in 2023 and The Case for Silver.
Both of these are excellent research articles to give you an exceptional understanding of what is motivating bullish activity in the world’s Gold and Silver markets.
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This Week's Headlines: |
Last Wednesday, the Federal Reserve released minutes of the past meeting. The Fed was focusing on the jobs’ data rising volatility. On that news, the Gold price rallied $13 per ounce, breaking above the key $1,850 resistance level
On Friday, the U.S. Department of Labor reported U.S. Payrolls grew 223,000 jobs in December. That’s a slower pace than November’s 256,000 gain, but still beating the Dow Jones estimate of 200,000. The unemployment rate dropped to 3.5%, 0.2 percentage points below expectations. On this news, Gold rallied $30 per ounce, to a six-month high. Gold closed the week at $1,866, up $40 for the week.
It has been made clear during the past two months that Gold is back on a bullish track. During that time, Gold has continually shown excellent demand above key resistance levels. Also, the U.S. Dollar and interest rates have traded in a narrow range. The next resistance levels for Gold are $1,878 and $1,900 per ounce, with major support above $1,850 per ounce. It’s highly probable that Gold will test those levels this month.
Today: This morning, Gold reached an eight-month high of $1,882 per ounce, as the dollar moved lower. Many investors increasingly anticipated a slowdown in the Federal Reserve’s interest rate policy. Fed Chairman Jerome Powell is scheduled to speak Tuesday in Stockholm.
Even with Gold moving higher, Silver continued to trade above and below the key $24 resistance and support level. During the past two months, Silver has had a higher percentage increase than Gold. But last week with Gold up $40, Silver continued to show massive overhead resistance. Last Friday, Silver closed at $23.90 per ounce, down $0.06 for the week.
Today: As Gold moves higher, Silver continues to trade above and below the key $24 per ounce level.
Demand for physical Silver investment products is picking with premiums dropping.














