{"id":47080,"date":"2013-09-06T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-09-06T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/gold-silver-prices-slip-before-non-farm-payrolls-data\/47079\/"},"modified":"2013-09-06T08:00:00","modified_gmt":"2013-09-06T08:00:00","slug":"gold-silver-prices-slip-before-non-farm-payrolls-data","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/gold-silver-prices-slip-before-non-farm-payrolls-data\/47080\/","title":{"rendered":"Gold, Silver Prices Slip Before Non-Farm Payrolls Data"},"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><a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/metal\/gold-price.aspx\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"gold price today\">Gold prices<\/a> eased further during Asian trading hours on Friday as investors remained in sidelines waiting for the Labor Department\u2019s monthly non-farm payrolls report, a data on which the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.knowfinance.com\/federal-reserve-system-fed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Federal Reserve<\/a>\u2019s stance on current quantitative easing hinges. <a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/metal\/silver-price.aspx\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"5\" title=\"silver price today\">Silver<\/a> prices also edged lower in early trading on Friday.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-47080\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>At last check, gold futures for December delivery edged down 0.44% to $1,366.90 an ounce while spot gold was flat at 1,367.15 an ounce<\/p>\n<p>Bullion prices have plunged about 18% since the beginning of the year. For most part of the year, market participants remained reluctant to take positions in inflation-hedge bets under assumption that the Federal Reserve might announce an end to its accommodating monetary policy during the second half of 2013.<\/p>\n<p>Besides, the metal\u2019s safe haven appeal also took a beating after concerns over any imminent U.S. led military intervention in Syria eased significantly with many international allies opposing President Obama\u2019s stance.<\/p>\n<p>The Fed\u2019s extremely accommodating monetary policy (record low interest rates and rampant currency printing for government backed asset purchases) have been the key factor behind bullion\u2019s bull runs after the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.knowfinance.com\/category\/financial-crisis\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">financial crisis<\/a> of 2008\/09. The metal peaked at $1,920 an ounce in September 2011.<\/p>\n<p>The Labor Department is slated to release its August\u2019s non-farm payrolls data at 8:30 a.m. EST. Economists polled by Reuters expect 180,000 new job additions compared to 162,000 in July.<\/p>\n<p>According to ANZ, should the job figures are softer-than-expected, say, 160,000, then gold prices could gain traction.<\/p>\n<p>Silver futures fell 0.39% to $23.16 an ounce.<\/p>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/markets\/pre-market\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Premarket Movers\">pre-market trading<\/a>, the iShares Silver Trust (ETF) (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=SLV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NYSE: SLV<\/a>) was up 0.13%, and the ProShares Ultra Silver (ETF) (<a href=\"https:\/\/thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock.aspx?stock=AGQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NYSE: AGQ<\/a>) was down 0.09%<\/p>\n<div class=\"nr_popular_placeholder\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/gold-silver-prices-slip-before-non-farm-payrolls-data\/47080\" data-title=\"Gold, Silver Prices Slip Before Non-Farm Payrolls Data\"><\/div>\n<p><script id=\"mNCC\" language=\"javascript\">  medianet_width='600';  medianet_height= '250';  medianet_crid='814932888';  <\/script>  <script id=\"mNSC\" src=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20130910003254js_\/http:\/\/contextual.media.net\/nmedianet.js?cid=8CUT71M67\" language=\"javascript\"><\/script> <\/p>\n<p><!-- AddThis Button BEGIN --><\/p>\n<div class=\"addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style addthis_32x32_style\">\n<a class=\"addthis_button_preferred_1\"><\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"addthis_button_preferred_2\"><\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"addthis_button_preferred_3\"><\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"addthis_button_preferred_4\"><\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"addthis_button_compact\"><\/a><br \/>\n<a class=\"addthis_counter addthis_bubble_style\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var addthis_config = {\"data_track_addressbar\":true};<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"http:\/\/s7.addthis.com\/js\/250\/addthis_widget.js#pubid=pennystocksfinder\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- AddThis Button END --><\/p>\n<p>More Posts by this author<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/john-wiley-sons-maintain-full-year-outlook\/47138\"><br \/>\nJohn Wiley &#038; Sons Maintain Full-Year Outlook<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/koch-industries-to-acquire-molex-for-7-2-billion\/47137\"><br \/>\nKoch Industries To Acquire Molex For $7.2 Billion<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/gold-futures-almost-flat-silver-slips\/47135\"><br \/>\nGold Futures Almost Flat, Silver Slips<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/stocks-higher-in-mid-day-trading-dow-crosses-15000-level\/47132\"><br \/>\nStocks Higher in Mid-Day Trading, Dow Crosses 15,000 Level<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/stocks-higher-in-early-trade-2\/47129\"><br \/>\nStocks Higher in Early Trade<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/forex-market-update-dollar-index-edges-down\/47127\"><br \/>\nForex Market Update: Dollar Index Edges Down<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/gold-prices-ease-slightly-silver-prices-slip-as-well\/47120\"><br \/>\nGold Prices Ease Slightly, Silver Prices Slip As Well<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<table style=\"border:none;margin:0;\">\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding:5px;vertical-align:top;\" valign=\"top\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20130910003254im_\/http:\/\/www2.thestockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/userphoto\/5.jpg\" alt=\"edliston\" width=\"125\" height=\"125\" class=\"photo\"><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding:5px;vertical-align:top;\" valign=\"top\">\n<div style=\"font-size:11pt;\"><b>Post Written By: Ed Liston <\/b><\/div>\n<div style=\"font-size:10pt;\">\n<p>Ed Liston is a senior contributing editor at TheStockMarketWatch.com. 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