Gold fell to 1625-30 Zone Reason is >
Gold tumbled as the Fed signaled in the March minutes that the chance of QE3 is low unless economic growth falters. The wordings of the minutes were also more hawkish than previous meetings. The benchmark Comex contract for the yellow metal plummeted to a 2-week low of 1640.2 before rebounding to 1662.4, down -0.46% at close. Strength in the US dollar also sent crude oil prices lower. Moreover, news that Saudi Arabia would not cut oil supply despite SPR release also pressured prices. The front-month contract for WTI crude oil fell -1.16% while the equivalent Brent crude contract slipped -0.45% during the day
Gold tumbled as the Fed signaled in the March minutes that the chance of QE3 is low unless economic growth falters. The wordings of the minutes were also more hawkish than previous meetings. The benchmark Comex contract for the yellow metal plummeted to a 2-week low of 1640.2 before rebounding to 1662.4, down -0.46% at close. Strength in the US dollar also sent crude oil prices lower. Moreover, news that Saudi Arabia would not cut oil supply despite SPR release also pressured prices. The front-month contract for WTI crude oil fell -1.16% while the equivalent Brent crude contract slipped -0.45% during the day