Gold sets for gain on weak US Treasury yields, dollar
- Date: 23-Apr-2021
- Source: Gulf Today
- Sector:Financial Markets
- Country:Middle East
Gold sets for gain on weak US Treasury yields, dollar
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Gold recorded little change on Friday as it gears for a third straight weekly gain following the effect of US President Joe Biden's tax decision on US Treasury yields and dollar.
Spot gold was steady at $1,783.28 per ounce by 05:45 GMT while US gold futures rose 0.1% to $1,783.90 per ounce.
Stephen Innes, chief global market strategist at Axi said, "the knock-on effect from the tax hike (proposal) is attracting bond investors and the yields have dropped, and this is providing a little bit of lift-off for gold."
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