Weekly Forecast
Gold prices keep their uptrend well in place and gear up for an imminent hit to the key $5,000 mark per troy ounce on Friday. The yellow metal’s sharp advance gathers pace amid the increasing weakness in the US Dollar and mixed US Treasury yields across the curve.
Once again, geopolitical woes were at the top of the list of market movers, and the outcome was not good for the US Dollar (USD). The Greenback was hit by uncertainty triggered by United States (US) President Donald Trump’s decisions.
Bitcoin (BTC) is trading below $90,000 at the time of writing on Friday, down nearly 5% this week. Despite a brief improvement in risk appetite following US President Donald Trump’s mid-week speech at Davos, the Crypto King remains under pressure as institutional demand continued to weaken so far this week.
It was a rough week for the US Dollar (USD). Indeed, the US Dollar Index (DXY) not only gave back all its gains for the year but also slid all the way down to four-week lows below the 98.00 mark.
In-Depth Analysis
This isn’t “Sell America” — it’s “Buy breadth.” Investors are diversifying away from narrow US leadership and looking for returns that aren’t concentrated in a handful of mega-caps.
The Federal Reserve received grand jury subpoenas from the Department of Justice, escalating the Trump administration's pressure on the nation's central bank.
