Dollar steady and sterling firmer as traders await US jobs and BoC tone

Market Recap GBPUSDGBPUSD ended firmer, closing at 1.34, up 0.00134 (0.1%) from the 1.34 open, after traversing a 0.0047 intraday range. The day’s span equated to 80.9% of the 14-day ATR of 0.0058. Price marked the session low at 04:15 near 1.34 and later printed the high at 14:48 around 1.34, leaving the finish in the upper half of the…

Gold holds gains while Dow slips amid light data calendar

Market Recap XAUUSDXAUUSD closed at 4299.84, up 18.69 points (0.44%) from the 4281.15 open, after an intraday span of 95.72 points, or 2.24% of the open. The session printed a new 5‑day and 10‑day high at 4353.59 at 16:57, with the low arriving later at 4257.87 at 18:43. Price traded on both sides of the 4300 figure and crossed both…

Gold gains and Dow firms with focus on eurozone inflation and UK GDP

Market Recap XAUUSDXAUUSD advanced through the session, closing at 4280.05, up 53.24 or 1.26% from the 4226.81 open, after traversing a range of 81.6 that equated to 1.93% of the open. Price set the day’s low at 4204.35 at 08:03 and later printed the high at 4285.95 at 20:10 before settling near the top of the range. The session registered…

Dollar soft as gold and euro firm after central bank decisions ahead of jobless claims

Market Recap XAUUSDXAUUSD added 0.51% on Wednesday, settling at 4228.59 after a 4206.97 open, with a 56.84 range that equated to 1.35% of the open. Price marked the day’s low at 4181.97 at 21:41, then advanced to the session high at 4238.81 by 22:17 before easing slightly into the close, leaving the finish near the top end of the range…

Gold firms while equities soften ahead of Fed and Bank of Canada

Market Recap XAUUSDXAUUSD set a five-day low early in the session at 4170.10 at 08:12 and later posted the high at 4221.36 at 18:45, before settling at 4208.58. From an open at 4190.69, the close marked a gain of 17.89 points, or 0.43%. The intraday distance between low and high measured 51.26 points, equal to 1.22% of the opening level.…