OLE Hansen

Gold is trading at $4,381.70, within reach of a key $4,400 level that technical traders are watching for confirmation of renewed upside momentum. Persistent U.S. fiscal deterioration, rising interest costs and pressure on the dollar are keeping the debasement trade at the center of market attention.

Gold’s pullbacks near $4,000 are increasingly being treated as buying opportunities, raising the prospect that the level could become a new structural base. Central bank demand, a potentially weaker U.S dollar and silver’s industrial growth story are keeping precious metals firmly in focus.