Gold spot and future prices early Thursday morning stand lower at 1,918 and 1,941, respectively.
Gold price has found fresh buyers once again near $1,915, making a minor recovery attempt early Thursday. The United States Dollar (USD) is in a bullish consolidation phase near six-month highs, as US Treasury bond yields take a breather ahead of US economic data and Fedspeak.
Risk-off flows extend into Asian trading on Thursday. China’s economic worries, resurfacing inflation concerns on higher oil prices, and increased bets for further US Federal Reserve (Fed) policy tightening continue to weigh on the market’s sentiment. The tepid mood keeps the buoyant tone intact around the safe-haven US Dollar, as it hangs near six-month highs against its major peers, allowing Gold price to stage a minor comeback.