Gold Fundamental Analysis October 3, 2012 Forecast

Posted October 02, 2012 17:34 (GMT) | By FX Empire Analyst - Barry Norman | Print | Font Size
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Gold is trading at 1779.85 down a few dollars in a directionless day with little news and even less eco data, as markets await news from Spain. In a surprise move today, the RBA reduced interest rates in Australia by .25% to 3.25%. Trade was thin as Chinese markets remained closed for a week-long holiday and investors awaited the U.S. government’s nonfarm payroll report scheduled for Friday. A Reuter’s poll shows analysts expect 113,000 workers to have been added to non-farm payrolls in September, following Augusts’ increase of 96,000 jobs.

Purchases of physical gold ETFs continue to increase, clear evidence of the net buying. At the same time, the supply of gold is not increasing much. Japanese pension funds have begun buying gold, as others around the world may as well. Central banks around the globe have upped their purchases also of late.

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Economic Data October 2, 2012 actual v. forecast

Date

Currency

Event

Actual

Forecast

Previous

Oct. 02

KRW

South Korean CPI (YoY)

2.0%

2.0%

1.2%

AUD

Interest Rate Decision

3.25%

3.50%

GBP

Nationwide HPI (MoM)

-0.4%

-0.3%

1.1%

EUR

Spanish Unemployment

79.60K

38.20K

Upcoming Economic Events that affect the CHF, EUR, GBP and USD

Date	Time	Currency	Event	Forecast	Previous
Oct. 03	10:00	EUR	Retail Sales (MoM)	-0.2%	-0.2%
Oct. 04	12:00	GBP	Interest Rate Decision	0.50%	0.50%
	12:00	GBP	BOE QE Total	375B	375B
	12:45	EUR	Interest Rate Decision	0.75%	0.75%
Oct. 05	11:00	EUR	German Factory Orders (MoM)	-0.7%	0.5%

Government Bond Auction

Date Time Country

Oct 03 09:10 Sweden

Oct 03 10:00 Norway

Oct 04 08:30 Spain

Oct 04 08:50 France

Oct 04 15:00 US

Oct 05 15:30 Italy

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