- Last week, US Federal Reserve (Fed) Chair Jerome Powell's testimony at the US Congress was perceived as dovish, even though he acknowledged that inflation is heading lower. Powell noted that, eventually, the Fed would begin to ease policy but emphasized that the central bank remains data-dependent. Despite saying the US central bank is close to feeling confident that inflation is edging lower, the Fed Chair said they’re in no rush to cut borrowing costs.
- The US labor market is cooling down despite printing solid gains in February compared to “downward revised” figures from January. After two months of net revisions, US jobs market totals were reduced by 167,000 jobs compared with initial prints, which sparked a reaction from interest rate futures traders.
- According to the CME FedWatch Tool, expectations for a May rate cut remain low, having dropped to 11% from 22%. However, the odds for June stand at 69%, down from 72%.
- February US CPI is expected to rise from 0.3% to 0.4% MoM and remain unchanged at 3.1% YoY.
- Core CPI is estimated to drop from 0.4% to 0.3% MoM and from 3.9% to 3.7% YoY.
- Federal Reserve officials last week expressed that they remain data-dependent and want to feel secure that inflation is sustainably trending toward the Fed’s 2% goal. Tuesday’s inflation report should be relevant as a jump in prices could trigger a U-turn in XAU/USD prices.
- Last week, US Federal Reserve (Fed) Chair Jerome Powell's testimony at the US Congress was perceived as dovish, even though he acknowledged that inflation is heading lower. Powell noted that, eventually, the Fed would begin to ease policy but emphasized that the central bank remains data-dependent. Despite saying the US central bank is close to feeling confident that inflation is edging lower, the Fed Chair said they’re in no rush to cut borrowing costs.
- The US labor market is cooling down despite printing solid gains in February compared to “downward revised” figures from January. After two months of net revisions, US jobs market totals were reduced by 167,000 jobs compared with initial prints, which sparked a reaction from interest rate futures traders.
- According to the CME FedWatch Tool, expectations for a May rate cut remain low, having dropped to 11% from 22%. However, the odds for June stand at 69%, down from 72%.
- February US CPI is expected to rise from 0.3% to 0.4% MoM and remain unchanged at 3.1% YoY.
- Core CPI is estimated to drop from 0.4% to 0.3% MoM and from 3.9% to 3.7% YoY.
- Federal Reserve officials last week expressed that they remain data-dependent and want to feel secure that inflation is sustainably trending toward the Fed’s 2% goal. Tuesday’s inflation report should be relevant as a jump in prices could trigger a U-turn in XAU/USD prices.
Technical analysis: Gold trips down, edges toward $2,150
As mentioned on Monday, “Gold’s rally appears overextended after extending toward the $2,180.00 figure.” Therefore, XAU/USD traders capitalized on their gains by booking profits following strong US data that suggests the battle against inflation isn’t done.
The Relative Strength Index (RSI) indicator pushed below the 80.00 level, which opened the door for a pullback toward the $2,150.00 area, shy of the next support level found at the March 6 low of $2,123.80. Further support is seen at $2,100.00, ahead of the December 28 high at $2,088.48 and the February 1 high at $2,065.60.
On the flip side, if XAU/USD stays above $2,150.00, that could exacerbate a test of today’s high of $2,184.76, followed by the year-to-date high of $2,195.15, ahead of $2,200.00.
As mentioned on Monday, “Gold’s rally appears overextended after extending toward the $2,180.00 figure.” Therefore, XAU/USD traders capitalized on their gains by booking profits following strong US data that suggests the battle against inflation isn’t done.
The Relative Strength Index (RSI) indicator pushed below the 80.00 level, which opened the door for a pullback toward the $2,150.00 area, shy of the next support level found at the March 6 low of $2,123.80. Further support is seen at $2,100.00, ahead of the December 28 high at $2,088.48 and the February 1 high at $2,065.60.
On the flip side, if XAU/USD stays above $2,150.00, that could exacerbate a test of today’s high of $2,184.76, followed by the year-to-date high of $2,195.15, ahead of $2,200.00.
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