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Gold Futures Reach New Peak As Fed Sticks To Three Rate Cuts Forecast


Gold can still draw support from interest rates falling. Speculation around rate cuts has pushed bond yields lower, which has boosted the yellow metal that pays no yield to hold, according to Peter McGuire, chief executive officer of XM Australia.

But yields are still quite high from a historical perspective, trading near their highest levels in a decade. This suggests that gold can still capitalise on yields falling back to more ‘normal’ levels, particularly if the U.S. economy weakens, forcing the Fed to slash interest rates deeper and faster, McGuire said in a note.

Morgan Stanley expects gold prices to go up to $2,300 per ounce in 2024, but price action is likely to be choppy as uncertainties remain over U.S. data and rate cuts by the Fed.

The yellow metal also tends to rise after the first Fed rate cut, while elevated geopolitical and political risk in 2024 should also provide support. The World Gold Council observed that elevated geopolitical risk tends to weigh on recycling volumes, according to the research firm.

The Comex Gold positioning has jumped back to 190,000 lots long, but it is well below peaks of 300,000 lots long, it said in a March 15 note.



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