He Gold price It went up this Thursday, approaching historical maximums, since the growing expectations of new Interest rate cuts in the United States This year and political uncertainty due to the controversial closure of the US government promoted the demand for golden metal.
Cash gold earned 0.3%, at 3,877.7 dollars an ounce, at 4:11 am CDMX time, below the historical maximum headdress on Wednesday of 3,895.09 dollars. Gold futures in the United States for delivery in December improved 0.2%, at 3,903.10 dollars.
He dollar index It declined to place near the minimum of one week reached Wednesday.
On the eve it was learned that private payrolls Americans fell into 32,000 jobs in September, after the decrease of 3,000 reviewed down in August.
“In general, a weaker dollar, loose economic data such as those published yesterday by ADP and the closure of the government continue to attract the demand for investors seeking to join the impulse train,” said Ole Hansen, of the Bank sax.
The US government closed a large part of its operations, potentially putting thousands of federal jobs at risk and possibly delaying the publication of economic indicators, including the key non -agricultural payroll report on Friday.
According to CME’s Fedwatch tool, operators safely give a reduction of 25 basic points rates this month. Gold, considered a shelter asset in times of political and economic uncertainty, thrives in an environment of low types.
In other precious metals, La Plata The ounce was raised 0.3%, to 47.45 an ounce; Platinum advanced 1.5%, at $ 1,579.55; and The paladium He earned 1.6%, up to 1,264.31 dollars.
