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Bloomberg (06/12) -- Gold headed for a
weekly drop as investors await U.S. payrolls figures after economic
data boosted speculation the Federal Reserve may start trimming its
monetary stimulus sooner than estimated.
Bullion for immediate delivery traded at $1,228.88 an ounce at 9:02 a.m. in Singapore from $1,225.17 yesterday. Prices are set to drop 2 percent this week after tumbling to $1,211.75 on Dec. 4, the lowest since July 5. Gold for February delivery lost 0.3 percent to $1,228 on the Comex. Gold tumbled 27 percent this year, set for the first annual loss since 2000, on speculation the Fed will begin paring its $85 billion in monthly bond purchases as the economy picks up. Fed Reserve Bank of Atlanta President Dennis Lockhart said yesterday any decision to taper should be accompanied by a limit on the size of the program or a timetable for ending it. Policy makers next meet Dec. 17-18. Employers boosted payrolls in November by 185,000 workers and the unemployment rate fell to 7.2 percent from 7.3 percent, according to economist estimates before today’s Labor Department figures. Jobless claims unexpectedly fell to 298,000 in the week ended Nov. 30, the lowest in more than two months, a report showed yesterday. |
Written by: Kontak Perkasa Futures
PT.Kontak Perkasa Futures, Updated at: 9:17 AM
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