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Subscribe now Spot gold eased 0.1% to $1,820.70 per ounce by 3.32am GMT, while US gold futures dropped 0.3% to $1,836.20.Prices fell for a seventh consecutive session on Tuesday to touch their lowest levels since March at $1,813.90, as the US dollar strengthened on data showing US job openings unexpectedly increased in August.The unexpected rise in August US job openings highlights the durability of labour demand, NAB Resources said, adding that gold continues to decline on the higher-for-longer Federal Reserve rates outlook, strengthening US bond yields and dollar.US treasury secretary Janet Yellen said on Tuesday she was very optimistic about the outlook for the economy, adding that inflation was coming down in the short term and the labour market was “extremely strong”.Benchmark US 10-year bond yields were at 16-year highs, diminishing demand for non-interest-paying bullion.Fed officials see rising yields on long-term US treasury debt as evidence their tight-money policies are working, but for now at least say they are not triggering alarm bells for the economy.SPDR Gold Trust, the world’s largest gold-backed exchange-traded fund (ETF), said its holdings fell 0.2% on Tuesday.Spot silver was down 0.5 % to $21.04 per ounce, having slipped to its lowest since mid-March in the last session.“Any near-term relief may find resistance at the $22.20 level, while failure to defend the $20.75 may pave the way towards the $19.80 level next,” IG market strategist Yeap Jun Rong said.Platinum slid 1% to $862.89 to touch its lowest in a year. Palladium dropped 1.5% to $1,171.07, its lowest level since late 2018.Reuters Metal clocks its longest losing streak in over a yearMarkets The bullion might find an attempt to carve out a bottom if the inflation figures start looking weak this week, analyst saysMarkets Spot gold inches up 0.1% but prices on track for worst month in sevenMarkets Next Article Subscribe now Would you like to comment on this article? Sign up (it's quick and free) or sign in now. Please read our Comment Policy before commenting. Subscribe now 1. Oil prices drop on renewed demand concerns Markets 2. US bond yields reach 16-year high while stocks ... Markets 3. JSE extends losses on higher rates concerns Markets 4. Gold nears seven-month low as dollar soars Markets 5. Asia markets eye Arab price hike Markets Published by Arena Holdings and distributed with the Financial Mail on the last Thursday of every month except December and January. Subscribe now 1. Oil prices drop on renewed demand concerns Markets 2. US bond yields reach 16-year high while stocks ... Markets 3. JSE extends losses on higher rates concerns Markets 4. Gold nears seven-month low as dollar soars Markets 5. Asia markets eye Arab price hike Markets Published by Arena Holdings and distributed with the Financial Mail on the last Thursday of every month except December and January.

Subscribe now Spot gold eased 0.1% to $1,820.70 per ounce by 3.32am GMT, while US gold futures dropped 0.3% to $1,836.20.Prices fell for a seventh consecutive session on Tuesday to touch their lowest levels since March at $1,813.90, as the US dollar strengthened on data showing US job openings unexpectedly increased in August.The unexpected rise in August US job openings highlights the durability of labour demand, NAB Resources said, adding that gold continues to decline on the higher-for-longer Federal Reserve rates outlook, strengthening US bond yields and dollar.US treasury secretary...

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