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Gold Price Analysis: XAU/USD steady around $1850s as bulls remain hopeful for a push to $1900
Gold spot (XAU/USD) climbs during the New York session but is still unable to challenge the weekly highs and remains glued to the 20-day moving average (DMA) near the $1848.48 area. At the time of writing, XAU/USD is trading at $1852.28 a troy ounce. US Core PCE came aligned with expectations but lower than March’s reading: European and US equities continued rising amidst an upbeat market mood. The US Commerce Department released the Core Personal Consumption Expenditure (PCE), the Fed’s favorite inflation reading. Numbers came better than expected, showing that prices are still elevated but off the 5.1% highs, ... (full story)