Update
Xau/usd short @ 977.00 - stop loss @ 1025 - target @ open
Trade closed @ 987.00
Open Trades:-
Aud/usd short @ 0.6500 - stop loss @ 0.6850 - target @ open
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One camp of investors is buying gold because of fear the fiscal stimulus packages are insufficient to bring the economy out of recession, said Peter Fertig, owner of Quantitative Commodity Research Ltd. in Hainburg, Germany. The other camp fears the stimulus packages will lead to inflation.
Given the zero interest-rate policy being pursued by central banks around the world, the incentive to hold national currency has been taken away,
Traders are starting to use the speculative contracts blamed for fueling Wall Streets meltdown last year to measure currency strength as countries increase debt sales after pledging at least $2.4 trillion to kick-start their economies. Interest rates are becoming less useful for predicting foreign exchange as central banks slash borrowing costs to zero, narrowing differences between government debt yields.