Gold prices finished last week up 2% with a 0.3% rise on Friday to $3759.98/oz supported by a weaker US dollar (BBDXY -0.3%) as the Uni of Michigan consumer data softened. Bullion is now up just over 9% in September. It reached a high of $3783.78 before moderating. It has started today around $3774.0.
- Resistance is at the record high of $3791.1 reached on 23 September with support the 22 September low of $3683.8. The bull cycle in gold remains.
- US PCE price indices for August printed in line with expectations, while income and spending were slightly higher. However, September Uni of Michigan September consumer sentiment was down on August and below consensus and near- and long-term inflation expectations moderated, which supported bullion. The market has almost another 25bp rate cut priced in for the October FOMC decision.
- Silver reached a new monthly high on Friday at $46.63 and was up 16% in September. It rose 2% to $46.08 at the end of the week and is currently around $46.48. The metal is still in an uptrend with the bull cycle extended last week as it rose 7% w/w. It breached a number of resistance levels on Friday.
- Equities rallied with the S&P up 0.6% and Euro stoxx +1.0% and the S&P e-mini is up 0.1% so far on Monday. Oil prices were higher with Brent +0.5% to $69.75/bbl. Copper rose 0.1%.