GOLD HOLDS STEADY AS MARKET AWAITS U.S. ELECTION OUTCOME
Gold held steady on Wednesday as investors keenly awaited the outcome of a tightly contested U.S. presidential race.
Republican Donald Trump won 14 states in Tuesday’s U.S. presidential election while Democrat Kamala Harris captured four states and Washington, D.C., Edison Research projected, but critical battleground states were unlikely to be called for hours or even days.
It’s 95% about the U.S. election this week, with a 5% splash of the Federal Reserve to add a touch of spice, said Kyle Rodda, financial market analyst at Capital
“Gold is a part of the Trump trade and in the long term ought to benefit from a Trump victory, mostly due to the impacts of huge deficit spending but also because of potentially more uncertain U.S. foreign policy,” said Rodda.
Traders are also awaiting the Fed’s two-day policy meeting, which concludes on Thursday, and Chair Jerome Powell’s remarks for further direction.
Markets broadly expect the Fed to announce a quarter-point rate cut this week after the September reduction.
Gold held steady on Wednesday as investors keenly awaited the outcome of a tightly contested U.S. presidential race.
Republican Donald Trump won 14 states in Tuesday’s U.S. presidential election while Democrat Kamala Harris captured four states and Washington, D.C., Edison Research projected, but critical battleground states were unlikely to be called for hours or even days.
It’s 95% about the U.S. election this week, with a 5% splash of the Federal Reserve to add a touch of spice, said Kyle Rodda, financial market analyst at Capital
“Gold is a part of the Trump trade and in the long term ought to benefit from a Trump victory, mostly due to the impacts of huge deficit spending but also because of potentially more uncertain U.S. foreign policy,” said Rodda.
Traders are also awaiting the Fed’s two-day policy meeting, which concludes on Thursday, and Chair Jerome Powell’s remarks for further direction.
Markets broadly expect the Fed to announce a quarter-point rate cut this week after the September reduction.
