While a Chinese interest rate cut is a supportive development for gold it is not enough to offset an extension of bearish outside market influences flowing from a higher dollar and rising US interest rates.
Despite short-term technical indicators like RSI and stochastics being oversold, the downtrend in gold looks entrenched.
In retrospect, the Federal Reserve meeting minutes combined with a recent hot US retail sales reading has fostered fear of even higher rates for longer, which is beginning to replace hope of a September pause...[MORE]
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