Gold recorded gains in the first week of July after falling below $1400, trading at $1433.80. The demand for safe-haven metals increased as investors had less risk appetite than they had previously.
Many bargain buyers invested during the corrective dip, followed by a drop in the US dollar index that helped the market bulls.
Gold / Silver ratio charts find that silver remains undervalued, and the two can balance in conditions if the yellow metal falls or the white metal grows.
Several traders believe the rate below $1400 can provide an opportunity to prepare for buying as silver continues to trade below $15.50, and it provides great opportunities to identify and benefit from that ratio level of the two metals.
US-China trade war, dollar, inflation and rate cut
The metal may gain once the dollar peaks. Besides, it is also looked at versus alternative industrial metals like base metals, copper and crude.
The growing trade tensions between the US and China and the stock market volatility can hit most commodities. The June performance was one of the best in the last few months as the prices were up 8.73% in June 2019, where the key factor driving the rate was US-China trade issues and the FOMC policies, which are moving towards a lower interest rate in future.
The treasury yield is declining with the rate cuts, and inflation is at 2%. The weakness in the dollar created by various economic parameters and the fall in the US yields can positively affect the precious metals.
Higher volatility tends to create a reason to support precious metal buying. There can be a rally in the price, which can change the multiyear descending trendline from 2011 highs.
The impact of currency gains on precious metals
The market is shifting in currency dynamics where experts believe the weaker or riskier economies may face issues, and only the strong economies may continue to perform.
The strong currencies include the Japanese Yen, Canadian dollar, US dollar and Swiss Franc. The weaker currencies (shown in the Year to Date graphs) are New Zealand, Australian Dollar, British Pound and Euro.
As the markets are gaining to reach levels beyond the expected boundaries pushing the historical normal price, the price of yellow metal is amid fear and greed as countries with larger reserves can attempt to offset certain losses of their economic weakness and currency loss through it.
The recent gain in the yellow metal was mainly driven by the attempt to offset the loss of currency and economic factors.
The precious metals graphs analysis by experts find if the XAUUSD breaks $1440, it can hit Asian currencies and push the Asian currency price to below historical levels creating a panic shift in the market.
Such changes may become evident in mid-August or early September months. Many investors believe such issues can lead to a currency collapse and debt crises.