A risk-averse environment coupled with weaker-than-anticipated United States (US) macroeconomic data sent speculative interest into the safe-haven US Dollar on Tuesday.
XAU/USD Current price: $2,487.45 Tepid United States macroeconomic data and upcoming employment figures fueled caution. Market players hope for fresh clues on what the Federal Reserve will do this month. XAU/USD is poised to extend its slide in the near term, sellers now at around $2,500. A risk-averse environment coupled with weaker-than-anticipated United States macroeconomic data sent speculative interest into the safe-haven US Dollar on Tuesday.
The country will release the Nonfarm Payrolls report on Friday, and speculative interest hopes the data could paint a clearer picture of what the Federal Reserve would do when it meets in a couple of weeks. The central bank is widely anticipated to cut interest rates, with doubts about whether the trim will be of 25 or 50 basis points .
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