Gold heads south on soaring greenback
On Friday, demand for gold slumped in the face of the growth of the evergreen buck…
Gold descends on profit-taking in Asia
On Monday, gold sank on profit-taking in Asia because market participants are closely watching the evergreen buck for potential further dives closely connected with a more gentle than anticipated rate lift path by the key US bank in 2018 after gloomy jobs data the previous week.
February delivery gold futures lost 0.11% in New York being worth $1,320.70 a troy ounce.
In Japan, financial markets are going to remain unavailable for a holiday.
The previous week, gold headed south because traders took profits after gold’s leap to three-and-a-half month peaks earlier in the week and as the evergreen buck rallied notwithstanding a weaker-than-anticipated American jobs report for December.
Nevertheless, gold has gained 0.99% for the week, which is its fourth consecutive weekly profit.
In December, the American economy generated up to 148,000 jobs, as the Labor Department informed, which is below the 190,000 estimate by experts, while the unemployment rate was intact, sticking to 4.1%.
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