World gold prices continued to increase with spot gold increasing by 18.2 USD to 2,145.4 USD/ounce. Gold futures last traded at 2,153.7 USD/ounce, up 12.7 USD compared to yesterday morning.
World yellow metal prices continued their upward momentum to record levels on March 6 (US time) as the market increasingly bet that the US Federal Reserve (Fed) will loosen monetary policy after Fed Chairman Jerome Powell's speech at the hearing.
Currently, investors are waiting for the employment report from the US Department of Labor. According to data released by the ADP Research Institute in collaboration with the Stanford Digital Economy Lab, private payrolls increased by 140,000 last month after increasing by 111,000 in January. The report shows that the market US employment is still growing steadily.
In addition to interest rate expectations, experts say that precious metals are also supported by the demand of central banks. According to senior analyst Krishan Gopaul of the World Gold Council, last year's gold buying momentum is continuing to extend into this year. This expert predicts that 2024 could be another boom year for the yellow metal after witnessing a sharp increase in additional gold demand in January from countries that regularly buy gold such as China and Turkey. Ky, India…
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