Gold Price Forecast: XAU/USD extends slide to $1,980 amid dollar strength
- Gold price resumed downside on Monday, fall to the $1,980 area.
- US Dollar rises across the board, boosted by higher US yields.
Gold price resumed the downside on Monday, breaking under $1,990. XAU/USD bottomed at $1,980 reaching the lowest level in a week.
As of writing it is hovering near $1,980 almost $60 from last week’s top. The reversal in gold gained momentum amid a rally of the US Dollar and higher US yields.
Expectations that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates again in May pushed yields to the upside. The US 10-year yield rose to 3.60%, the highest level since late March. The US Dollar Index is advancing for the second day in a row, and is above 102.20.
Data released on Monday in the US showed a sharp rebound in the Empire Manufacturing Index in April to 10.8 from -24.60, surpassing expectations of -18.0. The numbers contribute to the expectations of one more rate hike from the Fed.
On the daily chart, XAU/USD is trading around the 20-period Simple Moving Average at the $1,990 area. If the yellow metal consolidates clearly below, the outlook would point to an extension of the correction. On the contrary, if gold manages to remain above and retakes $2,005 bulls may return. The next resistance is seen around $2,025.
XAU/USD daily chart
Author
Matías Salord
FXStreet
Matías started in financial markets in 2008, after graduating in Economics. He was trained in chart analysis and then became an educator. He also studied Journalism. He started writing analyses for specialized websites before joining FXStreet.
