XAUUSD 09-05-2018 Intra-day analysis.
Trump withdraws from Iran deal. RBNZ meeting in focus
Daily Forex Market Preview, 09/05/2018
The newswires were dominated by Trump’s decision on Iran nuclear deal which saw oil prices turning volatile on the day. The Trump administration announced that they would be pulling out the Iran nuclear deal. Oil prices reacted little to the news with price already pushing higher in anticipation of the outcome.
On the economic front, retail sales report from Australia showed a flat print and missed estimates of a 0.2% increase. Data from the Eurozone showed a modest improvement in German industrial orders which increased 1.0% compared to estimates of 0.8%. The German trade balance figures are ticked higher to 22 billion compared to estimates of 19.9 billion.
Looking ahead, the U.S. Producer prices index report will be coming out. Economists’ polled expect headline PPI to rise 0.2% on the month, a slower pace compared to 0.3% increase previously. Core PPI is also forecast to rise 0.2% on the month.
Later in the day, the RBNZ monetary policy meeting will be a key event to watch for. However, no change to monetary policy is expected at today’s meeting.
XAUUSD 09-05-2018 Intra-day analysis
XAUUSD (1310.88): Gold prices continued to trade within the support level of 1311 and 1307. Price action remains range bound at this level but the consolidation could signal a possible correction. The resistance level at 1325 which remains untested could be the upside target on a rebound. To the downside, price action will need to break out below the support level strongly in order to test the next main support at 1300. However, in the near term, gold prices are likely to remain support with the potential for an upside correction.
