Comex Gold Rises Slightly As Fed Meeting Begins
The Wall street Journal reports that on Tuesday, investors continued to buy gold ahead of an expected Federal Reserve monetary-stimulus announcement.
The Wall street Journal reports that on Tuesday, investors continued to buy gold ahead of an expected Federal Reserve monetary-stimulus announcement.
The fall is quickly approaching and Tuesday’s price action gave investors a slight tease of what the traditionally gold-friendly season has in store this year. The usual suspects—fear-induced investment demand and gold-hungry Asia—are still driving the gold bus home for the metal’s fans.
A late morning $20 bounce put a smile on every gold bug’s face, and by mid-day the precious metal had shot above $1240 an ounce, hitting a high of $1246.20 late in the day. Prices backed off a bit to close at $1241.30 an ounce on the COMEX.
After hitting record highs of $1249 an ounce last week, gold has lost much of its May luster the past few days, dropping as low as $1174 an ounce in New York Thursday morning. While traditionally one would expect the precious metal to be trading up in such an environment, uncertainty across all markets remains high.
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