Gold Retreats As Trump Victory Bolsters USD
Trump sparks a rally in the US dollar! US stocks and bitcoin hit new highs, with the Dow rising 1500 points, small cap stocks surging, while US bonds and metals plummet.
Dow rises to the best level in two years, small cap index rises nearly 6%, banking stocks rise over 10%, oil, steel, and crypto stocks surge, European and American solar stocks all collapse, Trump media technology rises by almost 35% before closing up by about 6%, Tesla rises by nearly 15% to a two-year high, Qualcomm rises by 10% after the bell. Chinese concept stocks narrow their declines, NIO Inc and Zeekr drop over 5%. 10-year US Treasury yield rises the most by 20 basis points nearing 4.48%, reaching a four-month high along with a 1.7% rise breaking 105 in the USD index, Bitcoin rises by 9% nearing $0.076 million, offshore RMB drops by a thousand points to below 7.20, a three-month low, Euro and Yen once fell by 2%. Gold drops over 3%, London copper drops over 4%.
After Trump announced winning the usa election, spot gold fell below the $2710 mark intraday. Will the gold bull market continue?
① Today around 2:30 PM, spot gold fell below $2710.00 per ounce, a decrease of about 1.24% intraday; ② According to Trump's core policy proposals of 'lowering interest rates, increasing income, and adding tariffs,' the USA is highly likely to experience a second round of inflation, which will be bullish for gold; ③ The price of gold is mainly related to whether the US dollar is strong and geopolitical risks.
Historically, gold has performed poorly after elections. Will it be different this time?
Citigroup believes that gold may face pressure in the short term after the US election, but the relationship between gold and the "Trump trade" is not significant. The structural bull market of gold remains stable, and investors are advised to buy when the gold price falls, expecting the price to reach $3,000 per ounce in the next 6 months.
Gold is advancing rapidly, with analysts shouting a target price of $3000. How should one follow up on investment at the moment? Experts remind to pay attention to channel risks.
1. UBS Group analysts predict that the price of gold will reach $2800 per ounce by the end of the year, with the potential to hit $3000 per ounce by the end of next year; 2. Investing in gold requires attention to channel risks, choose channels for selling and repurchasing gold that are smooth and secure for gold investment; 3. When buying gold, do not speculate on short-term fluctuations with a speculative mindset, do not treat buying gold as "speculating on gold" or "speculating in stocks".
Wall Street's expectations are consistent: gold is expected to reach $3,000!
Bank of America believes that gold is the best hedging asset. Goldman Sachs pointed out that since the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, global central banks' demand for gold has quadrupled. Morgan Stanley believes that the influence of gold ETFs, central banks, and individual investors on gold prices in the futures market continues to grow. Citigroup also pointed out that currently, the overall gold investment demand from both public and private sectors remains at historical highs, putting upward pressure on gold prices.