Gold Tops $4,400, Silver Surges Past $65 as Weak US August ADP Fuels Rate Cut Expectations
TradingKey - Weak ADP Employment Sparks Bullish Rally! Gold Strongly Tops $4,400 Level, Silver Soars Past $65.
On September 3, precious metals continued to rally, with spot gold (XAUUSD) rising by about 0.5% to break above $4,400/oz, temporarily trading at $4,406.89; silver prices jumped in tandem past $65/oz, temporarily trading at $65.59.
Gold Price Chart, Source: TradingView
On September 2, data released by Automatic Data Processing (ADP) showed that US ADP private-sector employment increased by only 38,000 in August, far below the expected 47,000 to 48,000, marking the weakest employment growth so far this year.
The sharper-than-expected cooling in employment data reignited market concerns over a slowing labor market, dampening expectations for a hawkish rate hike by the Federal Reserve (Fed) at its September meeting. Spurred by this, the US Dollar Index and US Treasury yields pulled back from high levels, while safe-haven and inflation-hedge assets saw short-term buying, pushing precious metal markets to stem losses and rebound.
Although ADP serves as a bellwether for non-farm payrolls, the market will rely on official non-farm payroll data and the unemployment rate as the final basis for the Fed's September interest rate decision. If Friday's (September 4) non-farm payroll data turns out unexpectedly strong, it could trigger a short-term technical pullback in precious metals, with gold prices potentially testing the $4,000/oz mark again and silver concurrently dropping to $55/oz.
Conversely, if the non-farm payroll data falls short of expectations, it will prompt the market to bet on the Fed pausing rate hikes or entering a rate-cutting cycle. As non-yielding assets, lower market rate expectations significantly reduce the opportunity cost of holding precious metals. Furthermore, a weakening labor market typically weighs on the US Dollar Index, driving gold and silver prices further toward their late-August rebound highs, with gold expected to rise to around $4,700 and silver following to around $70.
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