Gold price oscillates in a narrow trading band through the Asian session on Friday.
Hawkish outlooks by major central banks act as a headwind for the precious metal.
The US Dollar languishes near a multi-week low and lends support to the XAU/USD.
Gold price struggles to capitalize on the previous day's goodish rebound from the $1,925-$1,924 area, or its lowest level since March 17 and oscillates in a narrow trading band through the Asian session on Friday. The XAU/USD is currently placed just above the $1,955 level and remains well within a familiar trading range held over the month or so.
Bearish US Dollar lends support to Gold price
The US Dollar (USD) struggles to register any meaningful recovery and languishes near a five-week low amid expectations that the Federal Reserve (Fed) is nearing the end of its year-long rate-hiking cycle. This led to the overnight slump in the US Treasury bond yields, which keeps the USD bulls on the defensive and is seen acting as a tailwind for the US Dollar-denominated Gold price. Any meaningful upside, however, remains elusive in the wake of a more hawkish outlook by major central banks.
Hawkish central banks act as a headwind for XAU/USD
It is worth recalling that the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and the Bank of Canada (BoC) delivered a surprise 25 basis point (bps) rate hike last week, suggesting that the fight against inflation is not over yet. Furthermore, the Fed signalled this week that borrowing costs may still need to rise by as much as 50 bps by the end of this year. The European Central Bank (ECB) also lifted rates by 25 bps, to the highest level in 22 years, and indicated further tightening to bring Eurozone inflation to its 2% target.
Positive risk tone contributes to capping Gold price
Adding to this, the Bank of England (BoE) is also expected to be far more aggressive in policy tightening to contain stubbornly high inflation, which, at an 8.7% YoY rate in April, is still running at more than four times the central bank's 2% target. This might hold back traders from placing aggressive bullish bets around the non-yielding Gold price. Apart from this, a generally positive tone around the equity markets might further contribute to capping gains for the safe-haven XAU/USD, at least for now.
The aforementioned fundamental backdrop makes it prudent to wait for strong follow-through buying before confirming that the Gold price has formed a near-term bottom. In the absence of any relevant market-moving economic releases from the United States (US), traders will take cues from Fed Governor Christopher Waller's public appearance. This, along with the US bond yields, might influence the USD. Apart from this, the broader risk sentiment could provide some impetus to the XAU/USD
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