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17 Jul 2026, 21:54 UTC · 38m ago
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Stronger U.S. retail sales and rising energy prices due to Middle East tensions are reinforcing expectations that the Federal Reserve will keep policy restrictive. — Restrictive monetary policy and higher yields typically increase the opportunity cost of holding non-yielding assets like gold.
-0.70Spot gold prices broke below the critical $4,000 support level during the week, hitting a low of $3,959.37. — Breaking a psychological and technical support level often triggers further selling and signals a bearish trend.
-0.50Several technical indicators suggest gold is now 'oversold,' with some measures showing minus two to three standard deviations. — Extreme oversold conditions often precede a price rebound or a period of consolidation as selling pressure exhausts.
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Wall Street sentiment toward gold's near-term prospects is overwhelmingly bearish. — Strong institutional bearishness can limit upside momentum and discourage new buyers.
-0.30Growth in Chinese ETF holdings has largely absorbed the outflows from European and North American gold ETFs. — Diversification of demand into China provides a structural floor to prices despite Western divestment.
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Mentioned via Sprott Inc. (which manages gold assets) in a context of gold prices struggling and a bearish Wall Street outlook.
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