GOLD 1 OZ (XAU=X) Downside Risks Persist After Friday Sell-Off

Bitcoin Gold (BTG) is defying the wider market-wide sell-off on Friday, gaining over 52% in 24 hours leading to press time. read more.....»»

Gold futures on Wednesday are under selling pressure amid a modest pullback in equities, with some experts forecasting some recovery for bullion prices as questions about the state of the economy and lofty stock-market valuations persist......»»

G20 Argentina via AP Moody's downgraded Saudi Arabia's sovereign outlook to negative from stable on Friday, citing increased downside risks to the kingdom's fiscal strength from the oil rout.  "The government's balance sheet ha.....»»

Gold futures on Friday shake off losse.....»»

The Russian ruble weakened across major currencies on Friday after the country's central bank dropped interest rates 25 basis points to 6%. "Risks of a substantial global economic slowdown persist. Disinflationary risks still exceed pro-inflat.....»»

REUTERS/Arnd Wiegmann Goldman Sachs says gold is the better investment compared with oil in times of geopolitical strife.  Oil price "risks are skewed to the downside in coming.....»»

Federal Reserve officials downplayed concerns about the impact of geopolitical uncertainty on the U.S. economy amid flaring tensions with Iran, even as a record of the central bank’s meeting last month showed that downside risks remain on their minds......»»

FOMC Minutes Signal Fed On Hold Despite "Elevated Downside Risks" Since The Fed cut rates on Oct 30th, Gold is the laggard (there's no more risk) as stocks have soar.....»»

Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard on Friday said that "important downside risks" have emerged over the past few weeks. Given these concerns, "basic principles of risk management" in the current environment of low interest.....»»

Gold Weekly: No Downside Tail Risks Priced In To GLDM Despite US-China Trade Tensions.....»»

Gold futures slipped Friday and risked a finish in the red for the week, tracking a slightly firmer dollar and held back by generally firmer U.S. economic data of late......»»

The sell-off last Friday showed just how nervous investors are, so 24/7 Wall St. screened the Merrill Lynch research database looking for gold stocks rated Buy and found three outstanding values......»»

Downside risks in the global economy are likely to persist over the medium to long term, pressured by the Sino-U.S. trade war and a slowdown in China, Japan's top financial diplomat said......»»

Gold prices settled with a modest loss on Friday, holding above the key $1,300 an ounce as uncertainty surrounding geopolitical risks tied to North Korea helped to offset pressure from a stronger U.S. dollar. The settlement above $1,300 "may ind.....»»

Downside Pressure for Gold With precious metals unable to gain defensive support, downside risks are liable to prevail in the short term, with the potential f.....»»

Authored by Mihir Worah via PIMCO, EXECUTIVE SUMMARY At this stage in the cycle, investors should consider inflation risk, market dispersion, recess.....»»

U.S. stock futures ticked higher on Friday as a handful of major U.S. corporations beat results forecasts, offsetting concerns about political and growth risks in Europe, China and Saudi Arabia that drove a 1 percent fall a day earlier......»»

Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic on Friday added the case of missing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi to the list of downside risks to the U.S. economic outlook. At an event in Macon, Ga., Bostic said the Fed was monitor.....»»

The dollar languished close to one-month lows on Friday, seemingly pressured by year-end positioning with financial markets whipsawed by a collapse in oil prices, sell-off in equities and a threat of a U.S. government shutdown......»»

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell on Friday moved to mollify financial markets concerned about a U.S. economic slowdown, saying that while momentum is solid, the U.S. central bank will be sensitive to the downside risks the market is pricing in......»»