Dollar firm on hot US CPI as gold slips amid tightening bets 

Market Recap  XAUUSD Gold (XAUUSD) traced a two-way session on Friday, opening at 4768.06 and finishing at 4748.95, a decline of 19.11 points or 0.40%. The day’s range measured 64.11 points, equivalent to 1.34% of the open. Price first pressed lower, reaching the session trough at 4730.91 by 11:53, then advanced to the peak at 4…

Gold climbs and sterling firms as softer US data keep dollar mixed before inflation 

Market Recap  XAUUSD XAUUSD advanced on Thursday, settling at 4765.19 for a gain of 42.01 or 0.889% from the 4723.18 open. Trade spanned 102.53 points, or 2.17% of the open, amounting to 60.2% of the current daily ATR. Price set the session low early at 03:07 with a brief dip under the 4700 handle to 4698.66, then worked higher through the day…

Dollar steady and gold eases as equities firm before US claims and GDP 

Market Recap  XAUUSD XAUUSD marked a broad intraday span on Wednesday, registering a new 5‑ and 10‑day high at 4857.67 at 03:06 before sliding to the session low of 4699.73 at 22:05 and settling at 4719.62. The late close left the day down 3.72 (-0.08%) from the 4723.34 open, with a total range of 157.94, or 3.34% of the open. The close sat ne…

Gold climbs as sterling firms with focus on RBNZ and soft PMIs 

Market Recap  XAUUSD Gold (XAUUSD) settled at 4707.22 by 23:57, up 55.74 or 1.198% from the session open, after traversing a 110.98 range equating to 2.39% of the opening level. Price formed its extremes in a low-before-high sequence, dipping to 4607.61 at 17:06 before advancing to the session peak at 4718.59 at 22:49; the close held near the …

Dollar firms versus yen as gold steadies with focus on US durable orders and PMIs 

Market Recap  XAUUSD XAUUSD opened at 4653.41 and finished at 4649.84, down 3.57 on the day, a move of -0.08%. Price ranged 105.74 points, or 2.27% of the opening level, between a session low at 4600.85 posted at 03:27 and a high at 4706.59 at 12:43. The low formed just above the 4600 handle, while the intraday advance later pushed through the…