Gold

As the two presidents of the United States and China prepare for their one on one talks at the G-20 meeting later on Saturday in Osaka Japan, it seems both sides have begun to posture their negotiations with a war of words emerging from both camps.

After reaching a new high for 2019 yesterday gold prices have retreated as traders and investors take profits and await any news from the upcoming G-20 meeting. Gold futures basis the most active August contract traded to a high above $1440 yesterday before trading lower and closing fractionally lower on the day.

Gold futures once again have traded to a higher high, higher low and higher close than the previous day. As of 4:30 PM EDT the most active August futures contract is currently fixed at $1426.20, which is a net gain of $8.00 on the day.

Gold continues the dynamic rally which is been in play for just about a month, with today’s gains of $24.00 taking the precious yellow metal to $1424.10, a net increase of +1.71%. Although dollar weakness provided a tailwind to the rising precious metals prices, the effect of dollar weakness was marginal at best.

Trading to a high of $1415.40 in intraday trading today, gold futures basis the most active August contract not only traded to a new record high for this year, but closed above $1400 per ounce. As of 4:10 PM EDT August futures are currently fixed up $6.00 at $1402.90. That is a net increase of +0.42%.