Gold Holds Near Two-Month Low As Powell Flags Rate-Cut Restraint
Gold Holds Near Two-Month Low As Powell Flags Rate-Cut Restraint
Gold held near a two-month low amid persistent strength in the dollar, with traders winding back expectations for a Federal Reserve rate cut next month after comments from Jerome Powell underscored resilience in the US economy.
在美元持續強勢的情況下，黃金維持在接近兩個月來的最低點，交易員在傑羅姆·鮑威爾強調美國經濟韌性的言論後，降低了對下個月聯儲局減息的預期。
Bullion was steady after five days of declines and is set for a weekly loss of more than 4%, the biggest since June 2021. Traders pared back expectations for an interest-rate cut in December and policy-sensitive US yields jumped after Powell said that the central bank will be in no rush to cut interest rates given the "remarkably good" performance of the economy.
金條在經過五天的下跌後保持穩定，預計本週損失超過4%，是自2021年6月以來的最大跌幅。交易員降低了對12月減息的預期，在鮑威爾表示考慮到經濟表現 "相當好"，央行不會急於減息後，政策敏感的美國收益率飆升。
Lower borrowing costs and declining yields tend to benefit gold, as it doesn't pay interest.
較低的借貸成本和下降的收益率往往有利於黃金，因爲黃金不支付利息。
Gold Is Set for Biggest Weekly Loss Since 2021
黃金預計將迎來自2021年以來最大的周損失
Strengthening dollar weakened precious metal's appealThe precious metal has dropped about 8% from a record high on Oct 31, with losses accelerating after Donald Trump's White House victory last week.
強勢美元削弱了貴金屬的吸引力。這種貴金屬自10月31日創紀錄高點以來已下跌約8%，在特朗普上週贏得白宮勝利後，損失加速。
A gauge of the dollar has risen to a two-year high on expectations that under a Trump presidency economic growth and corporate profits will power higher. A stronger greenback makes commodities priced in the currency more expensive for most buyers.
由於預計特朗普總統任期內經濟增長和企業盈利將進一步上升，美元指數已升至兩年來的高點。美元走強使得以該貨幣計價的商品對大多數買家而言變得更加昂貴。
Still, gold is up more than 20% this year, with gains supported by the Fed's monetary easing cycle, central bank purchases and heightened geopolitical and economic risks that have driven haven demand.
然而，今年黃金上漲超過20%，得益於聯儲局貨幣寬鬆週期、各國央行的購買行動以及不斷加劇的地緣政治和經濟風險帶來的避險需求。
Spot gold was little changed at $2,566.50 an ounce as of 7:33 am in Singapore. The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index was steady after hitting the highest level since 2022 on Thursday. Silver and platinum edged lower, while palladium was flat.
截至新加坡時間上午7:33，現貨黃金的價格幾乎沒有變化，報每盎司2,566.50美元。週四，彭博美元現貨指數在達到自2022年以來的最高水平後保持平穩。白銀和鉑金小幅下跌，而鈀金保持平穩。
Bloomberg
彭博社報道。
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