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Gold Stabilizes Before Fed Minutes, As Copper Falls on China Worries

Skylar Williams

Jan 04, 2023 11:33

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On Wednesday, gold prices remained at six-month highs, stopping a recent rally, as traders re-entered the dollar in anticipation of fresh monetary policy hints from the Federal Reserve's December meeting minutes.


Concerns about an imminent recession and a potential halt in U.S. interest rate hikes increased the demand for safe havens other than the dollar, which contributed to gold's strong start to the new year.


Wednesday, however, the dollar recoup some of its previous losses due to uncertainty around the release of the Fed's minutes. In light of several inflation indicators indicating that U.S. price pressures have likely peaked, the markets will be observing whether central bank members supported a further softening of interest rate hikes at their December meeting.


The probability that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates by an even more modest 25 basis points in February is currently priced at over 90% by the markets.


As of 19:22 EST, spot gold fell 0.1% to $1,838.66 per ounce, while gold futures down 0.1% to $1,844.65 per ounce (00:22 GMT). Both assets increased by more than 1 percent on their first full trading day of the year.


The International Monetary Fund's prediction of a possible recession in 2023 spurred some investors to purchase gold, as the possibility of a U.S. recession lessens the appeal of the dollar.


Due to this warning and rising concerns about China's sluggish economic recovery, copper prices had a poor start to the new year. On Wednesday, copper futures were flat at $3.7707 per pound after losing nearly 2% the day before.


Given its extensive industrial application, the red metal is susceptible to fluctuations in economic forecasts. As a result of China's production slowdown caused by COVID-related delays, copper prices fell by around 11% in 2022.


Despite the fact that a number of anti-COVID measures were lifted in December, the country is now facing an unprecedented increase in the virus' transmission, which analysts say may postpone the reopening of a larger portion of the airport.


However, the anticipation of slower rate hikes by the Federal Reserve is expected to support metal markets in the near future, particularly if the dollar loses additional ground. In the fourth quarter of 2022, the dollar declined significantly, allowing commodity markets to regain lost ground.

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