Spot gold recovers to around $4,100 in Asia as hike odds sit near 80%
Spot gold climbed back to around $4,100 in early Asian trade on Monday after slipping on Friday’s jobs data, JournalArta reported. Markets put the chance of a December Fed hike at 79.6%, up from 72.8% before the report, while talk that the incoming Democratic Congress could push to end the Iran war gave gold some support. Metals trader Tai Wong called the coming days “a litmus test” for last week’s rally, and OCBC analysts flagged a sell-off in AI and chip shares as a near-term risk if investors raise cash.
Why it matters for gold:
Gold is rising even though the odds of a rate hike are high, which tells you buyers are already pricing that hike in. A bounce that has not yet cleared its 100-day average can still fail on one hot data print, so Tuesday matters. The markets board shows gold next to the dollar and yields, and chart of the day breaks down the last few sessions bar by bar.
Source: JournalArta Global