We're still looking for $1360 but do be aware that on the last move up from 1179.40 gold was stopped cold just shy of that target at $1149 and change.
Via the CME:
The U.S. Comex gold futures rose 0.15 percent last week after declining 0.85 percent the week earlier. The futures popped 1.68 percent on Monday but fell 1.03 percent on Tuesday to end at $1,320.60. After falling 0.95 percent last week, the Dollar Index rebounded 0.79 percent to 81.768 on Tuesday. The S&P 500 Index and the Euro Stoxx 50 Index rose slightly by 0.16 percent and 0.57 percent respectively this week. The U.S. 10-year government bond yield jumped 14 bp in the past two days, reaching 2.719 percent on Tuesday. The yield was as high as 2.739 percent on 5 July as the market has been pricing in the Fed's QE tapering.Recently:
Better Data from China and the U.S., and More Curbs in India
The gold futures reached $1,343.60 on 12 August, the highest level in about three weeks. The China July industrial production climbed 9.7 percent year-on-year, much higher than the 8.9 percent expected. China's July trade data were also better than expected, indicating the economy is stabilizing. The gold market also likes the news that gold purchases by China have jumped 54 percent in the first half of the year while the ETF GLD received the first inflow in two months on 9 August. On the other hand, India raised the gold tariffs the third time this year in order to reduce the current account deficit by slamming down gold imports to 850 metric tons this year from 860 metric tons last year. Higher taxes and a lower Rupee will make local gold prices more expensive and dampen demand. As the festival demand will start soon, the limited imports will likely lead to an increased in gold smuggling. Gold prices fell on Tuesday as the U.S. July retail sales increased four months in a row, leading to a jump in the U.S. Dollar as well as the 10-year government bond yield, confirming that the U.S. economy continues to recover.
Massive Short-covering of Gold
The speculators net combined shorts positions in gold declined by a staggering 23,518 contracts in the week ending 6 August. The net non-commercial gold position also increased by the most number of contracts since August 2012 before the QE3 announcement. However, Barclays warned that in order for the gold prices not to fall further, physical demand would need to reassert itself in light of the continuation of gold-backed ETP outflows and the short covering which has already occurred.
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