Of Wall Street analysts participating in Kitco News' gold survey, 64% forecast gold prices will rise higher this week. 67% of retail investors participating in online Main Street polls shared the same view. The latest survey shows that retail investors expect gold to trade around $1,962 an ounce this week.
Adrian Day, Chairman of Adrian Day Asset Management, sees gold prices going up in the near future. Day said that recent data appears to be supporting gold. He explained that most recent economic reports show that the global economy is weakening. The market has priced in the US interest rate hike cycle as over.