Investors are unlikely to have a strong desire to buy gold in the short term.
After digesting the discussions between the Chinese and US leaders regarding the situation in Iran and the Strait of Hormuz crisis, market participants did not immediately increase their hopes for a full reopening of the Strait of Hormuz. Consequently, US crude oil prices did not show a significant decline, and investors’ expectations that the Federal Reserve might raise interest rates in June to curb inflation have not subsided. Conversely, if the Fed has no room for rate cuts this year,… … »Investors are unlikely to have a strong desire to buy gold in the short term.