Gold Up as Softer US Treasury Yields Driving Demand By Investing.com – Investing.com

Gold Up as Softer US Treasury Yields Driving Demand By Investing.com – Investing.com

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By Gina Lee

Investing.com – Gold was up on Wednesday morning in Asia as softer U.S. Treasury yields increased demand for the safe-haven yellow metal.

were up 0.22% to $1,782.40 by 12:26 AM ET (4:26 AM GMT). The , which normally moves inversely to gold, , while U.S Treasury yields fell below 1.6%.

"Providing that U.S. 10-year yields remain softer, gold appears to be gathering strength for a test of the 100-day moving average at $1,802 an ounce in the days ahead," OANDA senior market analyst Jeffrey Halley told Reuters.

Meanwhile, investors are waiting for policy decisions from central banks globally, including the on Thursday and the in the following week. Investors expect the Fed and other central banks to “remain dovish” due to the ever-rising numbers of COVID-19 cases, Phillip Futures senior commodities manager Avtar Sandu to Reuters.

The number of COVID-19 cases globally passed the 142.5-million mark as of Apr. 21, according to Johns Hopkins University data.

In other precious metals, silver slipped 0.3% and platinum fell 0.4%, while palladium rose 0.6%.