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Traders React to RBA Decision, Oil Rally Takes a Break, and Gold Awaits Bond Market Clarity

Traders React to RBA Decision, Oil Rally Takes a Break, and Gold Awaits Bond Market Clarity
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  1. Gold
    • Traders push back RBA rate hike bets until November
    • WTI and Brent crude implied volatility falls to lowest since 2020
    • Turkey unloads significant portion of gold holdings

    The Australian dollar tumbled after the RBA kept rates on hold again and signaled they might be done tightening.  Given most economists expected a hike, aussie-dollar was ripe for a plunge.  US dollar strength also supported the decline after the Treasury increased their net borrowing estimate.

     

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    Oil

    The oil price rally is ready for a break as US stocks soften and the dollar firms up.  August is off to a slow start for energy traders as the outlook on demand could face rising prices.  The oil market will likely remain tight even if the oil giants, like BP start delivering large price increases.  Oil remains one of the most attractive trades and buyers will likely emerge on every dip.

     

    Gold

    Gold prices are not seeing safe-haven flows as US equities tumble, because the US dollar is catching a bid as yields rise higher.  Gold is going to need to see Treasury yields come down, but that might not happen until the market fully prices all the longer-dated issuance that is coming from the Treasury.  Gold’s moment in the sun is coming, but first markets need to see the bond market selloff end.

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    If bearish momentum remains in place, gold could find major support at the $1940 level. Until we get beyond Apple earnings and the NFP report, positioning might be limited.

     


    Ed Moya

    Ed Moya

    With more than 20 years’ trading experience, Ed Moya is a senior market analyst with OANDA, producing up-to-the-minute intermarket analysis, coverage of geopolitical events, central bank policies and market reaction to corporate news. His particular expertise lies across a wide range of asset classes including FX, commodities, fixed income, stocks and cryptocurrencies. Over the course of his career, Ed has worked with some of the leading forex brokerages, research teams and news departments on Wall Street including Global Forex Trading, FX Solutions and Trading Advantage. Most recently he worked with TradeTheNews.com, where he provided market analysis on economic data and corporate news. Based in New York, Ed is a regular guest on several major financial television networks including CNBC, Bloomberg TV, Yahoo! Finance Live, Fox Business and Sky TV. His views are trusted by the world’s most renowned global newswires including Reuters, Bloomberg and the Associated Press, and he is regularly quoted in leading publications such as MSN, MarketWatch, Forbes, Breitbart, The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal. Ed holds a BA in Economics from Rutgers University.


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