The Federal Reserve released the Beige Book on economic conditions on the day. The main content of the Beige Book explained that economic growth in 9 of the 12 regions declined or remained flat, and only the other three regions grew slightly. In other words, the overall basis of the Beige Book is dovish. Ultimately, the above three sets of data (events) formed a positive support for gold prices.
Today, Thursday, the market will see the U.S. ADP employment data for August (small non-farm) and the number of initial jobless claims for the week. According to expectations, the ADP employment data (expected) will be 145,000, higher than the previous value of 122,000. The number of initial jobless claims is also slightly lower than the previous value. We will not "guess" what the final value will be and wait for the final announcement. However, even if the two data are lower than expected, there is limited room for gold prices to rise.
The periodic pullback of gold prices has not yet ended. At the same time, yesterday's rebound has also digested the impact of the data, but the resistance has moved. The primary resistance above is around $2,506, and further resistance is around $2,512. The support below can be seen in the $2,477-2,480 area. It is finally expected to fall below the $2,470 support and further fall to $2,450. If today's data fails to bring (negative) guidance, the probability of a break and extension in a short period of time is not high, so it is better to keep it within the range.