Gold is being supported to increase in price from many sides.Notably, the US manufacturing purchasing managers index (PMI) for September fell short of forecasts and the previous month.
The personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index for August fell sharply from 2.5% in July to 2.2% year-over-year. The PCE price index for August also fell from 0.2% to 0.1%. Personal spending fell sharply from 0.5% in July to 0.2%. Personal income also fell from a 0.3% increase in July to 0.2% in August, below the forecast of 0.4%.
The PCE index is a measure of inflation based on changes in personal consumption and is used by the Fed as its preferred indicator of inflation. Personal spending can reflect consumer optimism.
