The prospects of Japan hiking its
interest rate by a quarter percent and
speculation that the ECB will raise interest rates at a faster pace than the Federal Reserve should see
the tightening of global liquidity. China
may raise interest rates and let the yuan
strengthen to cool investment, China Business News said yesterday, citing China Banking Regulatory
Commission official Wang Yanyou. Though
any strength in the euro might support
the prices of bullion, an uptick in the Japanese yen definitely would not be good for bullion.
We believe that any pull-back will not be
sustainable, as gold has to build a much
stronger base before inching
higher.