Gold May Rise Following Inverted Yield Curve On US Treasury and Trade War

Technical Analysis

Gold prices have broken the triangle pattern while still holding the gann 2/1 line and 0.50 fibonacci retracement, the target price is at february high at the 1341.85.

Fundamental Analysis
Because with short-term US rates now higher than long-term rates, history says that today's inverted yield curve foresees an economic recession sometime in the next 2 years. But despite cutting its holdings of longer-term bonds however, the Fed has failed to push longer yields higher. Indeed, the market has now priced in a rate cut from 2.96% to 2.70% on the 30-year bond since this point in May 2018.
Rate cuts coupled with higher inflation due to the tariffs is a very bullish combination for precious metals.

Gold premiums in top consumer China rose this week as investors bought the metal as a safe-haven due to rising trade tensions with the United States, while bullion demand moderated in India as local prices jumped to
two-week highs.
In China, premiums rose to about $14-$18 an ounce over the benchmark from $12-14 an ounce last week.



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