Gold Prices Rise for Their Strongest Week in Six
Gold Prices Rise for Their Strongest Week in Six
Gold prices rose on Friday for their strongest week in six, as bets of an interest rate cut from the Federal Reserve again moved into the center stage.
由於聯儲局降息的押注再次成爲焦點，黃金價格週五上漲了六週來最強勁的一週。
Spot gold gained 0.4% at $2,369 after hitting a more than two-week high earlier. Spot prices were up just over 2% last week.
現貨黃金在觸及兩週多高點後，上漲0.4％，至2369美元。上週現貨價格上漲了2％以上。
Comex gold futures rose 1.14%, or more than $26 an ounce, to $2,366.90 after topping out around $2,385 an ounce in trading.
紐約商品交易所黃金期貨上漲1.14％，漲幅超過每盎司26美元，至2366.90美元，此前交易價格達到每盎司2385美元左右。
The Comex front-month price was up nearly 2.5% for the week.
紐約商品交易所本週前月價格上漲了近2.5％。
The World Council said the Aussie dollar gold price ended that week around $3,575 after touching $3,587 earlier on Friday.
世界理事會表示，澳元金價在週五早些時候觸及3587美元后，當週收於3575美元附近。
Data on Thursday showed that the number of Americans filing new claims for unemployment benefits increased more than expected last week. The 231,000 people receiving benefits was the highest since last August.
週四的數據顯示，上週提出新的失業救濟金申請的美國人人數增長超過預期。領取補助金的23.1萬人是自去年8月以來的最高水平。
"Gold has regained its mojo this week courtesy of some softer U.S. macro data. Initial jobless claims figures were worse than expected, which comes hot on the heels of the weaker NFP (nonfarm payrolls) figures last Friday, indicating that the jobs market may be starting to loosen up," said Tim Waterer, chief market analyst at KCM Trade, told Reuters.
“由於美國宏觀數據疲軟，本週黃金恢復了魔力。KCM Trade首席市場分析師蒂姆·沃特勒告訴路透社，首次申請失業救濟人數低於預期，這是繼上週五NFP（非農就業人數）數據疲軟之後出現的，這表明就業市場可能開始放鬆。
The US producer price index and consumer price index data are due this week and will be the biggest influences on the metal.
美國生產者價格指數和消費者價格指數數據將於本週公佈，這將是對該金屬的最大影響。
The inflation reports have the potential to shift the needle with regards to the expected rate-cutting timeline. If inflation is shown to be edging lower, gold could be a beneficiary, Waterer added.
通貨膨脹報告有可能改變預期的降息時間表。沃特勒補充說，如果通貨膨脹率小幅下降，黃金可能成爲受益者。
Comex copper added 1.65% on Friday to end at $4.65 a pound in New York. That left copper up 1.8% for the week.
紐約商品交易所銅價週五上漲1.65％，收於每磅4.65美元。這使銅本週上漲了1.8％。
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