Nervous investors send gold higher
Gold rose again overnight, even as some long-awaited profit-taking in silver finally appeared. Gold rose to USD1898.00 an ounce in intra-day trading, before fading. It still managed to record an impressive 0.85% gain, closing at USD1887.50 an ounce.
With the US/China noise reaching deafening levels, gold has rediscovered its safe-haven appeal ahead of the weekend. Lower US yields and a weaker US dollar are also supporting prices at these levels. A break of the overnight highs should set gold up for a rapid move to the all-time highs at USD1920.00 an ounce. We would expect some heavy two-way traffic ahead of that level, however, should it break, gold may finish the week scurrying higher