Gold futures settled higher Tuesday, marking their first gain in three sessions after settling at their lowest since April 2020 on Monday. “This is hardly a rally and more likely a temporary bounce as selling pressure takes a break,” said Edward Moya, senior market analyst at OANDA. “Gold won’t bottom out until Wall Street feels they have a firm handle on how rates will go and right now, it seems rates will need to quickly get above current CPI levels.” December gold GCZ22,
USDJPY is under pressure amid expectations of a BoJ rate hike
The USDJPY rate is declining for the fourth consecutive trading session, with the price currently at 152.44. Discover more in our analysis for 6 February