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Gold Price Forecast: XAU/USD Back Below $1700 on Fed Rate Hike Expectations

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GOLD OUTLOOK
Hawkish Fed maintains spot gold dejected whilst USD rallies.
U.S. retail income information dominates the financial calendar today.
XAU/USD trades at key vicinity of confluence.
XAU/USD FUNDAMENTAL BACKDROP
Gold appears to check July swing lows these days after yesterday’s U.S. inflation ‘hangover effect’ looks to have dissipated. The U.S. greenback is bid as soon as extra weighing negatively on bullion due to renewed market anticipation of a giant pastime charge hike through the Federal Reserve subsequent week. Money markets have even long gone so some distance as to make bigger the chance of a 100bps charge hike to 30%!

FED INTEREST RATE PROBABILITIES

FED INTEREST RATE PROBABILITIES
Source: Refinitiv

Upcoming U.S. records factors ought to make contributions to including to a greater hawkish announcement with today’s retail income facts and industrial manufacturing (see financial calendar below). Any beat in authentic records ought to hold the greenback multiplied as a consequence retaining downward strain on spot gold.

ECONOMIC CALENDAR

economic calendar
Source: DailyFX Economic Calendar

We can see the influence of the U.S. inflation beat by using way of actual yields (see photograph below) which have reached each year highs this week. The greater actual yield determine is ominous for gold as the possibility value of keeping gold will increase which theoretically exposes bullion to similarly downside. If markets are tipped into a recession which is distinctly likely, gold’s protected haven draw may additionally assist alleviate some weak point however for now my outlook stays bearish till such time as the Fed appears to alter its coverage stance.

U.S. 10-YEAR TIPS (YIELD)

US actual yields
Source: Refinitiv

TECHNICAL ANALYSIS
GOLD PRICE DAILY CHART

xau/usd every day chart
Chart organized with the aid of Warren Venketas, IG

Gold charge motion on the day by day chart above suggests the 38.2% Fibonacci assist stage at 1682.29 underneath danger however extra importantly the July swing low at 1680.95. Should bears manipulate to push expenses beneath 1680.95 we might also see subsequent help zones come into consideration.

While the Relative Strength Index (RSI) might also be exhibiting bullish divergence, I deem this too early to name with plenty time earlier than the week’s session closes.

Resistance levels:

20-day EMA (purple)
1700.00
Support levels:

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