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9:11 a.m. Today9:11 a.m. June 10, 2016
- By Mark DeCambre
Gold futures tipped lower on Friday as the dollar strengthened a second straight day, weighing on the yellow metal.
2:35 p.m. June 9, 2016
- By Myra P. Saefong
Gold futures rise for a second straight session to finish at their highest level since mid-May.
2:28 p.m. June 8, 2016
- By Mark DeCambre
Gold futures on Wednesday finished at their best level in three weeks as the U.S. dollar weakened and fears of an interest-rate rise, which might diminish the appeal of the metal, faded.
2:19 p.m. June 7, 2016
- By Myra P. Saefong
Gold futures pulled back Tuesday from Monday’s two-week high, settling narrowly lower as the market reacts to a shift in expectations for a U.S. interest-rate increase.
2:46 p.m. June 6, 2016
- By Myra P. Saefong
Gold futures post their highest close in two weeks, continuing to find support on expectations weak jobs data lessen the likelihood of a June U.S. interest-rate increase.
2:35 p.m. June 3, 2016
- By Myra P. Saefong
Gold futures rally for the session to score a gain for the week, following an employment report that showed the fewest number of jobs created in nearly six years.
3:04 p.m. June 2, 2016
- By Sue Chang
Gold futures trades lower as consensus builds for a Federal Reserve interest-rate hike as early as this summer—a move that is expected to boost the U.S. dollar and weigh on gold.
2:35 p.m. June 1, 2016
- By Myra P. Saefong
Gold futures mark their settlement since late February.
2:22 p.m. May 31, 2016
- By Myra P. Saefong
Gold futures lose nearly 6% for the month as anticipated higher interest rates continue to dent the precious metal.
9:37 a.m. May 30, 2016
- By Barbara Kollmeyer
Gold dropped below $1,200 an ounce briefly on Monday after hints from Fed Chairwoman Yellen late last week that interest rate increases could come ‘within months.’
2:30 p.m. May 27, 2016
- By Myra P. Saefong
Gold futures on Friday suffer a weekly loss of about 3% to settle at their lowest level in three months.
1:59 p.m. May 26, 2016
- By Myra P. Saefong
Gold futures extend their slide to a seventh straight session to settle at their lowest level since early April.
12:15 p.m. May 25, 2016
- By Myra P. Saefong
Gold futures are at risk of booking a sixth straight losing session as near-term sentiment for precious metals remains gloomy even as the dollar—which often moves opposite of gold and silver’s price moves—edges lower.
2:28 p.m. May 24, 2016
- By Myra P. Saefong
Gold futures fall for fifth straight session, sending prices to their lowest level in more than a month.
2:21 p.m. May 23, 2016
- By Myra P. Saefong
Gold futures fall, stretching a two-week decline into a new week as growing expectations for an increase in U.S. interest rates as soon as next month hold precious-metals prices at their lowest levels since late April.
2:39 p.m. May 20, 2016
- By Myra P. Saefong
Gold futures close at their lowest level since late April to tally their second straight weekly loss.
2:12 p.m. May 19, 2016
- By Myra P. Saefong
Gold futures ends at a three-week low as a U.S. interest-rate rise looks more likely and dampens demand for the metal.
2:56 p.m. May 18, 2016
- By Myra P. Saefong
Gold futures settle lower, then fall even more after minutes from the U.S. Federal Reserve’s April meeting showed that officials from the central bank are ready to raise interest rates in June if economic data warrant the move.
12:06 p.m. May 17, 2016
- By Myra P. Saefong
Gold futures climb for a third session in a row, set to log the highest settlement in more than a week, with weakness in U.S. equities and the dollar helping to lift the metal’s investment appeal,
2:49 p.m. May 16, 2016
- By Myra P. Saefong
Gold futures settle narrowly higher to reclaim a sliver of last week’s decline as the dollar largely traded flat to lower, boosting the appeal of precious metals.
2:28 p.m. May 13, 2016
- By Myra P. Saefong
Gold futures scored a gain on Friday, but still suffered a loss for the week—the first in three weeks—pressured by overall strength in the U.S. dollar.
2:55 p.m. May 12, 2016
- By Myra P. Saefong
Gold futures finish lower on the back of renewed strength in the U.S. dollar, but finish above the session’s worst levels.
2:16 p.m. May 11, 2016
- By Myra P. Saefong
Gold futures rally on the back of a pullback in the U.S. dollar.
3:15 p.m. May 10, 2016
- By Myra P. Saefong
Gold futures end near a two week low as strength in global equities helps dull the metal’s investment appeal and as uncertainty surrounds the outlook for the U.S. dollar.
2:17 p.m. May 9, 2016
- By Barbara Kollmeyer
Gold prices tumble to settle lower Monday, erasing all of the jobs data-fueled gains seen late last week, as the dollar finds renewed strength.
3:17 p.m. May 6, 2016
- By Mark DeCambre
Gold futures finish sharply higher Friday as a weaker-than-expected jobs report heightens expectations that the Federal Reserve may keep interest rates lower for longer.
2:56 p.m. May 5, 2016
- By Mark DeCambre
Gold futures end lower Thursday, a day ahead of a closely watched jobs report, which could influence the path of the yellow metal.
3:01 p.m. May 4, 2016
- By Sue Chang
Gold futures end lower as the U.S. dollar remains firm while investors focus on hawkish comments from Federal Reserve officials.
2:49 p.m. May 3, 2016
- By Mark DeCambre
Gold futures finished lower Tuesday, retreating after the U.S. dollar rebounded off session lows and as investors sold some of their investments in the rapidly rising precious metal.
2:32 p.m. May 2, 2016
- By Myra P. Saefong
Gold futures climb for a sixth straight session, but finish below the key $1,300-an-ounce level.
3:32 p.m. April 29, 2016
- By Myra P. Saefong
Gold and silver futures rally to their highest settlement levels since January 2015.
2:13 p.m. April 28, 2016
- By Myra P. Saefong
Gold and silver futures settled higher for a fourth session Thursday on after two central bank meetings fueled a downdraft in the dollar.
2:40 p.m. April 27, 2016
- By Myra P. Saefong
Gold futures finished Wednesday at their highest level in a week, then slipped under $1,250 an ounce in electronic trading.
2:32 p.m. April 26, 2016
- By Myra P. Saefong
Gold futures settle slightly higher as the dollar declines and investors await a key decision from the Federal Reserve’s two-day policy meeting ending Wednesday.
2:52 p.m. April 25, 2016
- By Rachel Koning Beals
Gold ends higher as traders look ahead to midweek interest-rate policy meetings that could set the near-term course for dollar-yen trading and precious metals.
2:16 p.m. April 22, 2016
- By Myra P. Saefong
Precious-metals futures settle lower as the U.S. dollar strengthens, prompting prices for gold to turn lower for the week, but silver prices still score a weekly gain—their third a row.
3:13 p.m. April 21, 2016
- By Myra P. Saefong
Gold and silver futures decline with central bank interest-rate decisions likely to set the near-term course for the precious metals market.
2:20 p.m. April 20, 2016
- By Myra P. Saefong
Global economic recovery hopes are helping silver to gain ground on gold.
2:49 p.m. April 19, 2016
- By Myra P. Saefong
Silver futures rally to their highest level in almost a year, as gold futures rally to a one week high.
4:01 p.m. April 18, 2016
- By Mark DeCambre
Gold futures closed marginally higher Monday, but momentum for the precious commodity looked upbeat after a meeting of key oil producers failed to yield an agreement on a hoped-for output freeze.
