Daily Digest Market Movers: Gold price rebounds ahead of highly-anticipated US NFP data
- “Gold should retain its upward bias and may even flirt with $2,800 in the days ahead, as long as US election risks continue weighing on market sentiment, while Fed rate cut expectations remain intact,” said Han Tan, chief market analyst at Exinity Group.
- The US Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) Price Index, rose 2.1% on a yearly basis in September, compared to 2.2% in August. This figure came in line with market expectations. On a monthly basis, the PCE increased 0.2%, as expected.
- The core PCE Price Index, which excludes volatile food and energy prices, jumped 2.7% in the same period, matching August's rise and above the market estimation of 2.6%. The core PCE Price Index rose 0.3% on a monthly basis, in line with the consensus.
- US Initial Jobless Claims for the week ending October 26 fell from 228K to 216K, coming in below the forecast of 230K.
- Markets are currently pricing in almost 100% odds for a 25-basis points (bps) rate cut by the Fed in the November meeting.
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