Yen firms as softer Tokyo inflation and US claims keep focus on China PMI 

Market Recap  XAUUSD XAUUSD covered a 496.1 range on Thursday, equal to 9.15% of the open and 337.2% of its D1 ATR. It printed the session high at 5598.98 at 01:39, establishing new 5‑day and 10‑day highs, before sliding to the low at 5102.88 at 17:28; it then finished at 5378.09, down 44.62 (-0.823%) from the 5422.71 open. The close sat slightly above…

Dollar eases while gold rallies and sterling advances before Fed and BoC decisions 

Market Recap  XAUUSD XAUUSD ended the session higher, closing at 5180.87, a gain of 166.98 or 3.33% on the day. The period opened at 5013.89 and immediately printed the low at 5013.11 at 01:00, then advanced steadily into late trade to set the high at 5190.69 at 23:49 before settling just below that peak. The intraday range measured 177.58, equivalent to 3.54% of the…

Dollar eases while gold rallies and sterling advances before Fed and BoC decisions 

Market Recap  XAUUSD XAUUSD ended the session higher, closing at 5180.87, a gain of 166.98 or 3.33% on the day. The period opened at 5013.89 and immediately printed the low at 5013.11 at 01:00, then advanced steadily into late trade to set the high at 5190.69 at 23:49 before settling just below that peak. The intraday range measured 177.58, equivalent to 3.54% of the…

Yen steady and euro rangebound ahead of BoJ inflation gauges and Lagarde remarks 

Market Recap  XAUUSD+ Gold (XAUUSD) traversed a 120.93-point session on Monday, reaching a 5- and 10-day high at 5111.06 at 08:51 before fading to a late low at 4990.13 at 23:36, and settling at 5008.49. The close was up 2.51 from the open of 5005.98, a gain of 0.05%, with the day’s range amounting to 2.42% of the open. Price action…

Sterling climbs and gold firms while equities soften before Chinese credit data 

Market Recap  XAUUSD XAUUSD finished the 23 Jan session near its highs, closing at 4,988.09, a gain of 45.85 points or 0.93% from the 01:00 open at 4,942.24. Price action first extended lower, touching 4,899.82 at 11:29 and briefly probing the 4,900 handle, before reversing to print the day’s high at 4,989.76 at 21:54. The intraday range measured 89.94 points, equal to 1.82%…