Gold climbs back above $4,000 as the dollar slides after US midterm results
Gold moved back over $4,000 an ounce in its strongest daily advance since August, as the US dollar weakened after Democrats won the midterm elections. Reports differ on the size of the gain, and closing levels have not been confirmed.
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FXStreet reported that spot gold (XAU/USD) rose almost 3% on Wednesday and traded near $4,047, recovering from an intraday low of $3,919. A later FXStreet update put the price around $4,065 during Thursday's early Asian session, up more than 3.6% and the best showing since mid-August. Other outlets cited a gain of about 5%, so the exact scale of the move is unsettled.
The rally came as the dollar fell after Democrats took both the Senate and the House. FXStreet linked gold's rise to the softer currency and to expectations that divided government would limit fiscal expansion. It also noted that markets saw a high probability of a Fed rate hike in December.
Oil dropped sharply in the same session. FXStreet put WTI at $87.50 a barrel after a decline of more than 8%, and Mitrade cited a fall of about 9%. One outlet described oil as rising, which contradicts the other reports and appears unreliable.
Attention now turns to October Nonfarm Payrolls, due Friday. A weaker dollar makes gold cheaper for buyers using other currencies, which tends to help the metal. The jobs data, however, could shift rate expectations and move the dollar and Treasury yields again.
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