Gold Price Forecast: XAU/USD pressures record highs aims to extend its rally
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UPGRADEXAU/USD Current price: $3,329.78
- Renewed trade tensions between the US and China fuel demand for safety.
- Fitch Ratings lowered its forecast for world growth amid the trade war escalation.
- XAU/USD retains gains near record highs, rally far from over.
As the trade war resumed, so did Gold’s rally. The XAU/USD pair traded as high as $3,333.10 in the American afternoon on Wednesday, a fresh record high. Tensions between the United States (US) and China escalated after US President Donald Trump said China could face levies up to 245%, as a result of Beijing's retaliatory actions.
Additionally, Trump launched an investigation into the "national security risks posed by US reliance on imported processed critical minerals and their derivative products."
As a result, Fitch Ratings published a report stating that it has sharply lowered its forecasts for world growth in response to the severe escalation in the global trade war. In a special update to its quarterly Global Economic Outlook, Fitch has cut world growth in 2025 by 0.4pp and China and US growth by 0.5pp from the March edition.
XAU/USD short-term technical outlook
The XAU/USD pair trades near its record high, and the daily chart supports another leg north. Technical indicators aim firmly north within overbought readings, while the pair remains far above all bullish moving averages. The 20 Simple Moving Average (SMA) currently hovers around $3,100, turning into a strong mid-term dynamic support should Gold finally correct lower.
The 4-hour chart shows that the Momentum indicator heads north well above its midline, while the Relative Strength Index (RSI) indicator consolidates at around 80, reflecting extreme overbought conditions yet far from suggesting XAU/USD may change course anytime soon. At the same time, the 20 SMA keeps advancing firmly higher, far above the longer ones, in line with the dominant bullish trend.
Support levels: 3,317.20 3,305.65 3,292.80
Resistance levels: 3,335.00 3,350.00 3,375.00
XAU/USD Current price: $3,329.78
- Renewed trade tensions between the US and China fuel demand for safety.
- Fitch Ratings lowered its forecast for world growth amid the trade war escalation.
- XAU/USD retains gains near record highs, rally far from over.
As the trade war resumed, so did Gold’s rally. The XAU/USD pair traded as high as $3,333.10 in the American afternoon on Wednesday, a fresh record high. Tensions between the United States (US) and China escalated after US President Donald Trump said China could face levies up to 245%, as a result of Beijing's retaliatory actions.
Additionally, Trump launched an investigation into the "national security risks posed by US reliance on imported processed critical minerals and their derivative products."
As a result, Fitch Ratings published a report stating that it has sharply lowered its forecasts for world growth in response to the severe escalation in the global trade war. In a special update to its quarterly Global Economic Outlook, Fitch has cut world growth in 2025 by 0.4pp and China and US growth by 0.5pp from the March edition.
XAU/USD short-term technical outlook
The XAU/USD pair trades near its record high, and the daily chart supports another leg north. Technical indicators aim firmly north within overbought readings, while the pair remains far above all bullish moving averages. The 20 Simple Moving Average (SMA) currently hovers around $3,100, turning into a strong mid-term dynamic support should Gold finally correct lower.
The 4-hour chart shows that the Momentum indicator heads north well above its midline, while the Relative Strength Index (RSI) indicator consolidates at around 80, reflecting extreme overbought conditions yet far from suggesting XAU/USD may change course anytime soon. At the same time, the 20 SMA keeps advancing firmly higher, far above the longer ones, in line with the dominant bullish trend.
Support levels: 3,317.20 3,305.65 3,292.80
Resistance levels: 3,335.00 3,350.00 3,375.00
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