Tuesday, 2 July 2024 01:46 WIB | GOLD |GOLDEMAS
Harga emas naik tipis pada hari Senin, didukung oleh beberapa short-covering dari investor dengan fokus beralih ke data pekerjaan AS yang akan dirilis akhir pekan ini yang dapat menawarkan lebih banyak isyarat seputar penurunan suku bunga oleh Federal Reserve. Harga emas di pasar spot naik 0,2% menjadi $2,329.79 per ounce pada 13:52. dan (1752 GMT). Harga mencatat kenaikan lebih dari 4% pada kuartal kedua. Emas berjangka AS sebagian besar ditutup tidak berubah pada $2,338.9.
Gold prices edged higher on Monday, buoyed by some short covering from investors with focus turning to U.S. jobs data due later this week that could offer more cues around interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve.
Spot gold was up 0.2% at $2,329.79 per ounce as of 1:52 p.m. ET (1752 GMT). Prices registered a more than 4% gain in the second quarter.
U.S. gold futures settled mostly unchanged at $2,338.9.
U.S. manufacturing contracted for a third straight month in June and a measure of prices paid by factories for inputs dropped to a six-month low amid weak demand for goods, indicating that inflation could continue to subside.
This week, the focus will be on remarks from U.S. Fed Chair Jerome Powell on Tuesday, followed by minutes from the central bank’s latest policy meeting on Wednesday and U.S. non-farm payrolls data due on Friday.
Elsewhere, spot silver rose 0.6% to $29.29, platinum slipped 1.6% to $977.70 and palladium gained 0.1% to $973.61.
Source: Reuters