Gold retreats as dollar, yields firm ahead of Fed verdict
Gold hit an all-time high of $2,589.59 on Monday
Goldman reiterates gold price target of $2,700/oz by early 2025
US retail sales unexpectedly rose in August
Palladium up over 3%
Updates prices as of 1753 GMT
By Anushree Mukherjee
Sept 17 (Reuters) -Gold eased on Tuesday after climbing to an all-time high in the previous session as dollar and Treasury yields firmed, while traders positioned themselves for a potential U.S. interest rate cut decision by the Federal Reserve this week.
Spot gold XAU= fell 0.5% to $2,569.43 per ounce by 1:53 p.m. ET (1753 GMT) after scaling an all-time high of $2,589.59 on Monday.
U.S. gold futures GCcv1 settled 0.6% lower at $2,592.40.
The spotlight in the financial realm is on the Fed's two-day policy meeting that concludes on Wednesday. Markets are now pricing in a 63% chance of a 50-basis-point cut versus 34% a week ago, according to the CME FedWatch tool.
The financial markets have priced in a bigger chance that the Fed will move more aggressively. This would be the Fed's first rate cut since 2020.
"We are trending lower today due to rate pop across the yield curve as some people are worried that if the Fed goes 25 basis points tomorrow, there might be less incentive to buy gold, as suggested by a major bank," said Bart Melek, head of commodity strategies at TD Securities.
Goldman Sachs on Monday said they see some tactical downside to gold prices under their economists' base case of a 25 bps Fed cut on Wednesday and reiterated their long gold trading recommendation and price target of $2,700 per ounce by early 2025.
Lower interest rates reduce the opportunity cost of holding the non-yielding bullion.
"As the opportunity cost of holding gold decreases, we may see increased demand for gold-backed ETFs from asset managers, especially in the West," Ole Hansen, head of commodity strategy at Saxo Bank, said in a note. GOL/ETF
Also weighing on safe-haven bullion, U.S. retail sales unexpectedly rose in August, suggesting that the economy remained on a solid footing through much of the third quarter.
Spot silver XAG= fell 0.2% to $30.71 per ounce after hitting a two-month high on Monday.
Platinum XPT= gained 0.2% to $982.30. Palladium XPD= jumped 3.5% to $1,113.94.
Spot gold price in USD per oz https://reut.rs/3Xu1tBB
Reporting by Anushree Mukherjee in Bengaluru; Editing by Janane Venkatraman and Aurora Ellis
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