US-EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AND TENSION SLOWS TRY GOLD PRICES MOVED UP TO $ 1393.
Gold prices moved higher in early European session trading on Tuesday to hit $ 1393.22 per troy ounce after falling sharply on Monday, as investors were concerned about an economic slowdown amid weak global manufacturing data and trade tensions between the US and the European Union.
Margaret Yang Yan, market analyst at CMC Market said that the trade conflict is again the center of attention today and market players are starting to shift attention from the US-China to the US-European Union.
The United States on Monday raised pressure on Europe in long-term tensions regarding aircraft subsidies, threatening to give additional tariffs on EU goods of $ 4 billion, above $ 21 billion worth of products announced in April.
Meanwhile factory activity weakened in most parts of Europe and Asia in June, and manufacturing growth slowed in the United States, making world policymakers under pressure to prevent a recession.
Yan said that weak data provided investors with a recollection of the risk of recession against us, which is the driving force for safe haven assets.
But the rise in gold prices was limited by the strengthening of the dollar, which moved near the highest level in a week, supported by an agreement between the US and China which will hold talks again to complete their trade war.