World gold prices increased slightly this morning with spot gold increasing by 4.3 USD to 1,983.9 USD/ounce. Gold futures last traded at $1,997.40 an ounce, up $2.50 from the bright spot.
World gold this morning was calm compared to yesterday's brilliance but has dropped much from the high level it had during the day when the newly released report showed the strong strength of the US economy.
Specifically, the report showed that US GDP in the third quarter increased by 4.9% over the same period last year, higher than economists' expectations of 4.7% and therefore increased by 2.1% in the second quarter. This data favors those who support the possibility that the US Federal Data Bureau will continue to raise interest rates at future monetary policy meetings.
Edward Moya, senior market analyst at OANDA, said the data “paints a picture of a very strong U.S. economy,” reinforcing the narrative that the Fed may need to raise interest rates more, which This is detrimental to gold.
Even though the economic data was stronger than expected, Moya was surprised by the yellow metal's strength. “I'm surprised we haven't seen a big drop in gold prices. I think people realize that geopolitical risks are not going away anytime soon,” he said.