{"id":34556,"date":"2012-03-12T10:39:53","date_gmt":"2012-03-12T10:39:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/armbanks.am\/2012\/03\/12\/235042\/"},"modified":"2024-12-15T12:55:56","modified_gmt":"2024-12-15T12:55:56","slug":"metals-market-negative-statistics-from-china-and-euro-zone-pressures-gold-and-copper","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/armbanks.am\/en\/2012\/03\/12\/34556\/","title":{"rendered":"Metals market: negative statistics from china and euro zone pressures gold and copper"},"content":{"rendered":"

YEREVAN, March 12. \/ARKA\/.<\/strong> Gold price fell in the beginning of the last trading week to the new six-week minimum of 1,663.40 USD dollars per troy ounce due to the news from China and Euro zone, and current uncertainty related to Greece\u2019s debt write-off.
\nChinese government downgraded\u00a0 economic growth forecast for 2012 from 8% to 7.5%. Economic statistics on\u00a0 February business activity index and forth-quarter GDP of Euro zone were also disappointing. Indeed, business activity index in February was 49.3 against anticipated 49.7 thus reporting slump in economic activity. And the reviewed index of Euro zone\u2019s 2011 -forth-quarter GDP\u00a0 dropped by 0.3% from a quarter earlier.
\nNevertheless, the situation in the gold market changed for the better in the second half of the week. Precious metal\u00a0 could get back its positions after Greek debt restructuring had received an optimism. Data compiled from U.S. labor market for February, and published on March 9, Friday, first resulted in a short-term drop in gold prices. However,\u00a0 gold prices rose on Friday. As a result gold prices remained unchanged last week, 1,711.97 USD dollars per troy ounce.
\nMarket participants will focus on the results of EU Finance Ministers\u2019 planned session in Brussels early next week, on which the officials are expected to decide on the first tranche of financial aid to Greece within the second international program. Positive decision can uphold the growth of precious metal\u2019s quotes. Resistance level for gold can be 1,763.0 USD dollars per troy ounce next week.
\nThe planned macro-economic statistics from the USA and Euro zone can also influence the\u00a0 dynamics of precious metal this week. What refers to the U.S. news the attention should be focused on consumer price index and industrial production\u2019s volume change as well as U.S. Federal Reserve\u2019s another session on principal rate. In European news it\u2019s necessary to highlight the data on sentiment indicator in business in\u00a0 Germany published by ZEW institute in March, and also consumer price inflation in February.
\nIf the economic statistics, mentioned above, despite positive forecast becomes negative, and the EU Finance Ministers are unable to decide on aid to Greece, the gold price can restart its tumble. Point of 1,660.0 USD dollars per troy ounce will be supporting for gold for the next five days.
\nCopper prices in the futures market dropped by 1.55% to 3,8430 USD dollars per copper pound last week. This was caused by deterioration in investors\u2019 sentiment in futures market due to uncertainty in writing off Greece\u2019s debt to private creditors as well as unfavorable Chinese economic growth forecast.
\nNevertheless, copper quotes\u00a0 partially re-established their losses. The most significant growth of the red metal\u2019s quote was reported on March 9, Friday, after positive news from U.S. labor market for February. Additional supporting factor was decreasing stock reserve of this asset in London Metal Exchange (LME).
\nPositive data on imports from China, published on March 10, Saturday, will possibly uphold copper quotes. This index reported a year-increase by 39.6% in February against anticipated 31.8%. If the forecasts come true and economic statistics from the USA and Euro zone is moderately positive, copper prices can rise up to 4.00 USD dollars per pound. And in case the macro-economic statistics from these two countries is disappointing, and EU Finance Ministers are unable to make decision on the first tranche of financial aid to Greece, copper price can fall to 3.70 USD dollars per pound.<\/p>\n

Mikael Verdyan, an analyst at FOREX CLUB, specially for ARKA news agency.
\nThe opinion of the author does not necessarily reflect that of the agency.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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