{"id":31527,"date":"2012-07-31T08:28:00","date_gmt":"2012-07-31T08:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/gold-prices-inches-up-silver-prices-also-gain\/31515\/"},"modified":"2012-07-31T08:28:00","modified_gmt":"2012-07-31T08:28:00","slug":"gold-prices-inches-up-silver-prices-also-gain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/gold-prices-inches-up-silver-prices-also-gain\/31527\/","title":{"rendered":"Gold Prices Inches Up, Silver Prices also Gain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"ca-pub-1408583772585547\";\n\/* SMW - News Links *\/\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"3490797620\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 468;\ngoogle_ad_height = 15;\n\/\/-->\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p><!--Ad Injection mfunc mode ad include code--><!--mfunc include_once('\/mnt\/Target01\/327806\/www.thestockmarketwatch.com\/web\/content\/stock-market-news\/wp-content\/plugins\/ad-injection\/adshow.php') --><!--\/mfunc--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/metal\/gold-price.aspx\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"gold price today\">Gold Prices<\/a> inched higher on Tuesday as stronger euro and hopes of some fresh economic stimulating measures from the central banks attracted bullion investing; but gains were limited as investors doubt whether European Central Bank (ECB) President Mario Draghi will be able to match his words with some concrete actions. <a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/metal\/silver-price.aspx\">Silver prices<\/a> also edged higher on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-31527\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Bayram Dincer, an analyst at LGT Capital Management said to Reuters that (notwithstanding Draghi\u2019s comment), market anticipation concerning additional monetary easing is highly optimistic.<\/p>\n<p><!--Ad Injection mfunc mode ad code--><!--mfunc adshow_display_ad_file_v2(array('ad_random_1.txt'), array(100), array('align' => 'float right', 'clear' => '', 'margin_top' => '', 'margin_bottom' => '', 'padding_top' => '', 'padding_bottom' => ''), array(), array()) --><\/p>\n<div style=\"float:right;margin-left:5px;\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"ca-pub-1408583772585547\";\n\/* SMW - in News 300 *\/\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"5684630733\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 300;\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\n\/\/-->\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script><\/div>\n<p><!--\/mfunc--><\/p>\n<p>All eyes will be focused on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.knowfinance.com\/federal-reserve-system-fed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Federal Reserve<\/a>\u2019s two-day open market meeting which starts from Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>After recent series of disappointing economic indicators, expectations are widespread that fed will finally offer some sort of monetary easing, aimed at boosting the stalling U.S. economy.<\/p>\n<p>In its note to investors, HSBC bank wrote, \u201cSome of the tools the Fed could use (to stimulate growth) include extending the use of quantitative easing, extending (its bond-buying program) &#8216;Operation Twist,&#8217; or employing new tools such as cutting interest on reserves, or extending interest rate guidance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gold futures for August delivery inched up 0.2%, at $1,623 an ounce.<\/p>\n<p>An ECB insider also hinted on Monday that ECB might also resume its bond buying program and could even print more money in order to lift assets\u2019 prices.<\/p>\n<p>If fed does provide any additional monetary support then the yellow metal is likely to gain as its price is highly correlated to fed\u2019s policy stance.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Swiss bank UBS on Tuesday raised its one-month gold forecast to $1,700 an ounce from $1,550. The bank believes that Fed&#8217;s Jackson Hole meeting will play a crucial role in deciding gold\u2019s possible course of prices ahead of September FOMC meeting.<\/p>\n<p>In the physical market side, buying was weak as continued rally in the bullion market kept dealers in the sidelines.<\/p>\n<p>Some other precious metal markets were also gaining on Tuesday with <a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/metal\/silver-price.aspx\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"5\" title=\"silver price today\">silver<\/a> moving up 0.6%, at $28.30 an ounce.\u00a0 Spot platinum edged up 0.5%, at $ 1,417.74 an ounce and spot palladium climbed up 0.8%, at $588.25 an ounce.<\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/markets\/pre-market\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Premarket Movers\">pre-market trading<\/a> in New York, the iShares Silver Trust (ETF) (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=SLV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NYSE: SLV<\/a>) was up 0.18%, the ProShares Ultra Silver (ETF) (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=AGQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NYSE: AGQ<\/a>) was up 0.53%, and the ProShares UltraShort Silver (ETF) (<a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/markets\/nyse\/today.aspx\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"NYSE Today\">NYSE<\/a>: ZSL) was inactive.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"nr_clear\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"nrelate_popular_2\" class=\"nrelate nrelate_popular nrelate_default nr_1col nr_text\"><\/div>\n<p>\t<!--[if IE 6]>\n\t\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\">jQuery('.nrelate_default').removeClass('nrelate_default');<\/script>\n\t<![endif]--><\/p>\n<p>\t<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\t\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\t\tnRelate.domain = \"thestockmarketwatch.com%2Fstock-market-news\";\n\t\tvar entity_decoded_nr_mp_url = jQuery('<span\/>').html(\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20120804103338\/http:\/\/api.nrelate.com\/mpw_wp\/0.51.2\/?tag=nrelate_popular&domain=thestockmarketwatch.com%2Fstock-market-news&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthestockmarketwatch.com%2Fstock-market-news%2Fgold-prices-inches-up-silver-prices-also-gain%2F31527&nr_div_number=2&maxageposts=7200&increment=1\").text();\n\t\tnRelate.getNrelatePosts(entity_decoded_nr_mp_url);\n\t\/* ]]&gt; 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