Gold trades within a consolidation ahead of the important inflation and jobs data.
The gold futures contract lost 0.07% on Wednesday, February 28, as it continued to fluctuate below the $2,050 level. The market is going sideways following a rebound from the February 14 local low of $1,996.40. Gold was the lowest since mid-December, after breaking below local lows from January on the CPI release. Last Friday it went as high as $2,053.20.
In late January, gold was declining, but it quickly recovered losses, remaining above $2,000 mark. In early February, it bounced to the local high of $2,083.20, but then it declined and broke below the $2,050 level.
This morning gold is lower, but still within a consolidation, as we can see on the daily chart (the chart includes today’s intraday data):
The gold price is 0.3% lower, as it is trading slightly below the $2,040 level. What about the other precious metals? Silver is 0.4% lower, platinum is 0.2% higher and palladium is 0.8% higher. So, the main precious metals’ prices are lower again this morning.
Yesterday’s Preliminary GDP release has been slightly lower than expected at +3.2% q/q. Today, we will get the important Core PCE Price Index and Unemployment Claims releases at 8:30 a.m., among others.
Below you will find our Gold, Silver, and Mining Stocks economic news schedule for the next two trading days (EST Timezone).
Thursday, February 29
- 8:30 a.m. U.S. - Core PCE Price Index m/m, Unemployment Claims, Personal Income m/m, Personal Spending m/m
- 8:30 a.m. Canada - GDP m/m
- 9:45 a.m. U.S. - Chicago PMI
- 10:00 a.m. U.S. - Pending Home Sales m/m
- 10:50 a.m. U.S. - FOMC Member Bostic Speech
- 1:15 p.m. U.S. - FOMC Member Mester Speech
- 8:10 p.m. U.S. - FOMC Member Williams Speech
- 8:30 p.m. China - Manufacturing PMI, Non-Manufacturing PMI
- 8:45 p.m. China - Caixin Manufacturing PMI
- All Day, Eurozone - German Preliminary CPI m/m
- All Day - G20 Meetings
Friday, March 1
- 5:00 a.m. Eurozone - CPI Flash Estimate y/y, Core CPI Flash Estimate y/y
- 9:45 a.m. U.S. - Final Manufacturing PMI
- 10:00 a.m. U.S. - ISM Manufacturing PMI, Revised UoM Consumer Sentiment, ISM Manufacturing Prices, Revised UoM Inflation Expectations, Construction Spending m/m
- 10:15 a.m. U.S. - FOMC Member Waller Speech
- 10:50 a.m. U.S. - FOMC Member Bostic Speech
- 1:30 p.m. U.S. - FOMC Member Daly Speaks
- 3:30 p.m. U.S. - FOMC Member Kugler Speech
- Tentative, U.S. - Fed Monetary Policy Report
Paul Rejczak
Stock Trading Strategist