The week began on a silent note for precious metals. Gold was up +0.1% which probably reflects a lull in the haven demand as investors appear risk-on at the beginning of the week. It was strange to see that demand for the yellow metal wasn’t much despite of the on-going geopolitical tensions.
OVER THE WEEKEND, North Korean leader Kim Jong-un warned of a second “Korean War” as US- South Korea military exercises, viewed as “reckless behavior” by the North Korean leader. But reactions in the market were contradictory as the market layers stayed calm. Hence the news which could have had strongly pushed gold prices further proved to be non-influential for gold.
After a firm price movement on Monday, precious metals were more or less stable on Tuesday morns. Spot gold prices were down by 0.2% at $1287.90.
On Wednesday, Gold prices edged slightly higher after news that sales of new U.S. single-family homes fell by 9.4% in July to a seasonally adjusted and annualized pace of 571,000, which was below forecasts.
Consensus estimates compiled by various news organizations called for sales to be around 610,000 to 620,000. The Commerce Department revised sales for June upward to 630,000 from the originally reported 610,000.
Apart from the geo political tension, the focus now shifts on host of global economic data that will be released throughout the week
