Gold Price News and Forecast: XAU/USD hits new 7.5-year high

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Gold Price Analysis: Off intraday top, still on bulls’ radar above $1,750

Gold prices step back from the intraday top, also the highest since October 2012, up 1.06% on a day, while taking rounds to $1,760 amid the early Monday. Although pull back from the short-term ascending trend channel suggests the return of $1,748, the bullion’s further downside is likely to be capped by a two-week-old support line, at $1,740.

In a case where the bears sneak in around $1,740, the monthly support line, close to $1,706, will be the key to watch. Meanwhile, an upside break of the said channel’s resistance, at $1,768 now, might not hesitate to channel the year 2012 peak surrounding $1,795/96.

Gold extends four-day winning run, hits new 7.5-year high

Gold jumped to a fresh 7.5-year high on Monday even though Federal Reserve's President Jerome Powell ruled out negative rates and stock futures gained altitude. The yellow metal rose to $1,760 per ounce during the Asian trading hours to hit the highest level since November 2012, having eked out gains in each of the preceding four trading days.

The central bank remains averse to using negative interest rates to respond to the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic, Federal Reserve's President Jerome Powell told CBS during a 60-minute interview held over the weekend.

GBP/USD eases from tops, retests 1.3630

GBP/USD clings to its daily gains, although it gives away some gains and recedes toward the 1.3630 region on Thursday. Cable’s uptick comes despite the bounce in the Greenback, which manages to regain some balance in the wake of Wednesday’s deep pullback.

EUR/USD turns negative near 1.1670

EUR/USD now trades with modest losses around 1.1670, coming all the way down from earlier tops beyond 1.1700 the figure. The pair’s decline follows the acceptable rebound in the US Dollar as market participants continue to closely follow developments from the US money market.

Gold comes under pressure below $4,500

Gold faces some correction and slips back below the key $4,500 mark per troy ounce on Thursday. The precious metal’s daily decline comes amid the slightly improvement in the US Dollar and rising US Treasury yields across the curve.

Crypto Today: Bitcoin, Ethereum, XRP extend gains as ETFs inflows and improved sentiment boost outlook

Cryptocurrency prices are extending gains on Thursday, led by Bitcoin’s (BTC) climb above $70,000. Ethereum (ETH) remains bullish, trading above $2,200, while Ripple (XRP) has recovered above $1.15 as bulls tighten their grip.

US Treasury doubles long-dated bond buybacks: Why are yields rising again?

US Treasury yields stabilize on Thursday after Wednesday’s sharp decline, with the 10-year yield edging back up to 4.672%. The US Treasury doubled the size of some long-dated debt buybacks, a surprise decision that helped ease the recent surge in yields.

$20 billion offered, $2 billion taken: Why Treasury doubled its buyback cap

The US Treasury moved off its own calendar on Wednesday, and that is the part worth sitting with. At 12:32 GMT, the department said it would at least double the size of liquidity support buyback operations in the 10-year to 20-year and 20-year to 30-year sectors, lifting the maximum from $2 billion per operation to at least $4 billion, effective September 9 and running to November 4.