World market turns down, trading strategyWorld gold prices are still attractive when the world's second largest economy is still facing difficulties in economic recovery. Data on China's manufacturing PMI index in December decreased from 49.4 points in November to 49 points in December, lower than the forecast level of 49.5 points. This is the third consecutive month that China's manufacturing PMI index has declined.
Along with that, on January 5, China's giant asset management group Zhongzhi Enterprise Group, with assets of more than 140 billion USD, filed for bankruptcy because it could not pay its debts. This unit said there is about 66 billion USD in its balance sheet that cannot be paid.
Zhongzhi is likened to an underground bank in China, mobilizing capital from households to lend or invest in real estate, stocks, bonds and commodities. It is expected that the amount recovered from the liquidation of this group's assets will be low.
Thus, the Chinese economy is still having difficulty solving the problem of inactivity in the real estate and valuable paper investment sectors. Previously, in 2021, investors witnessed Evergrande's debt default. .
It is forecasted that Country Garden will have a stronger influence than Evergrande because the number of projects is many times larger. Many people compare Zhongzhi to a "debt bomb" in the financial market. Increased risks in the financial market will cause investors to turn to gold speculation to ensure capital flows.
However, the market also witnessed quite positive information from the US economy. Specifically, the new December employment data announced by the US is quite positive with 216,000 new jobs created in the non-agricultural sector, higher than the 173,000 jobs achieved last month and the 170,000 jobs previously forecast.
Average hourly income (year/year) increased from 4% in November to 4.1% in December and higher than the 3.9% forecast. The unemployment rate in the US in December remained at 3.7%. ISM's manufacturing PMI index also increased from 46.7 points in November to 47.4 points in December 2023. Although this index is below the 50 expansion level, the increasing trend of this index shows that the US economy is recovering.
Positive signals from the US economy and the rising USD put pressure on the gold market, causing world gold prices to decline at the beginning of this morning's session. Experts and investors said , gold prices will trade around the range from 2,000 - 2,050 USD/ounce before the market receives new economic information.
