Gold

The release of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) minutes from last month's meeting sent shockwaves through the gold market, triggering a dramatic selloff.

The gold market has been a battleground between bulls and bears, with traders grappling with a complex web of macroeconomic and geopolitical factors. As the precious metal's futures prices touched an intraday low of $2,407.60 per ounce today, some investors seized the opportunity to book profits, while others saw the dip as a chance to fortify their positions.

Gold futures, based on the most active June contract, are currently trading at $2,438.50, up $21.10 or 0.87% for the day. The June contract opened at $2,422.20, reached a high of $2,454.20, and a low of $2,411.10. Gold futures have gained significant value over the past month, considering they were trading at $2,298.20 on Wednesday, May 1.

Gold prices soared to unprecedented heights on Friday, fueled by a confluence of favorable factors. The precious metal pushed through the pivotal $2400 level, with June 2024 futures settling at a record $2419.80, up an impressive $39 or 1.64%. Spot gold followed suit, climbing $41 or 1.78% to an all-time high of $2417.50.

Gold has had a minor decline today. Gold futures basis the most active June 2024 contract open $2391, traded to a low of $2375, a high of $2402.70, and finally at $2385.50, after settling lower by nine dollars cents or 0.39%. These moderate winds occurred after gold strong ornaments rose to five dollars yesterday and rose over $16.90 on Tuesday.

The latest US inflation data provided a glimmer of hope that price pressures may be starting to cool, fueling expectations that the Federal Reserve could begin easing its aggressive monetary tightening campaign later this year.

Gold futures regained ground on Tuesday, recouping about half of the previous day's losses, as market participants reacted to the U.S. producer price index data. The dollar weakened, and yields on U.S. debt instruments declined, providing tailwinds for the precious metal. The dollar index fell 0.21% to 105.027, while the U.S.

As of 5:15 PM ET, gold futures based on the most active June 2024 contract traded $32 lower, settling at $2,343. Today's price decline effectively filled the gap created between last Thursday's closing price and Friday's opening price. On Thursday, May 9, gold futures opened at $2,316.50 and closed at $2,340.30.

Gold continues to gain value after yesterday's report on weekly unemployment claims surged for the week ending May 4. The US Labor Department's report revealed that applications rose by 22,000 for a total of 231,000 new applications filed for unemployment claims, well above economists' forecast of an additional 214,000 claims.

The U.S. Labor Department reported a surge in weekly unemployment claims for the week ending May 4, with applications rising by 22,000 to 231,000. This marks the highest level of claims since August 2023, exceeding the four-week average of 215,000 and economists' forecast of 214,000.