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Gold Price Forecast: XAU/USD shifts auction above $1,850 as yields drop, FOMC minutes eyed

  • Gold price has comfortably shifted its business above $1,850.00 on weaker US Manufacturing PMI.
  • The risk profile has turned positive as S&P500 sensed buying interest and US yields dropped further.
  • The release of the FOMC minutes will provide a clear picture of the likely policy action in CY2023.

Gold price (XAU/USD) has picked buying interest after a corrective move to near the crucial support of $1,850.00 in the late New York session. The precious metal dropped after failing to sustain above $1,860.00, however, the corrective move is mild and is not showing any significant sign of reversal.

Risk-perceived assets like S&P500 witnessed a decent demand from the market participants after a decline in the United States Manufacturing PMI bolstered signs of further cool-off in the US Consumer Price Index (CPI). A decline in demand for goods might force firms to trim prices at factory goods to compensate for the former.

The US Dollar Index (DXY) dropped below the 104.00 support after 10-year US Treasury yields witnessed immense pressure and scaled down to near 3.69%. Going forward, investors are preparing for the release of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) minutes for significant action in the FX domain.

Federal Reserve (Fed) chair Jerome Powell shifted to a slowdown context in the extent of an interest rate hike in December after remaining aggressive for the entire year. No doubt, the inflation rate is still extremely far from the 2% target, however, the presence of catalysts that advocates further slowdown in the price index is weighing on safe-haven assets. The release of the FOMC minutes will provide a clear picture of the likely policy action in CY2023.

Gold technical analysis

Gold price is attempting to deliver a breakout of the Rising Channel chart pattern on a four-hour scale. The precious metal has delivered a perpendicular rally after picking demand near the round-level support of $1,800.00. The 20-period Exponential Moving Average (EMA) at $1,839.11 is accelerating, which adds to the upside filters.

Meanwhile, the Relative Strength Index (RSI) (14) is oscillating in the bullish range of 60.00-80.00, which indicates that the upside momentum has been triggered.

Gold four-hour chart

 

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