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Gold price drops to 3-week low on solid US jobs data

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February 3, 2023
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New data showed that US non-farm payroll employment rose by 517,000 in January, with the unemployment rate little changed at 3.4%. According to a Reuters survey of economists, an estimated 185,000 added jobs were expected.

“This (data) is going to add support the argument that the Fed might have to remain a little bit more aggressive going forward,” said Edward Moya, senior market analyst at OANDA, adding that it was only bad news for gold in the short-term.

Following the data, the US dollar jumped 0.9% to a two-week peak against a basket of currencies, making gold a less attractive bet.

Earlier this week, the US central bank delivered a quarter-percentage-point rate increase after a year of larger hikes, while Fed Chair Jerome Powell warned of further monetary policy tightening.

“Today’s strong jobs report appears to throw cold water on notions the Federal Reserve will back off on raising interest rates sooner rather than later,” said Jim Wyckoff, senior analyst at Kitco Metals.

(With files from Reuters)





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