However, the downside appears cushioned in Gold price amid sustained bets for a 25 basis points (bps) interest rate cut by the US Federal Reserve (Fed) this month. Markets price in about a 65% chance of a December Fed rate reduction, the CME Group’s FedWatch Tool showed early Monday.
Markets also remain wary of the ongoing geopolitical tensions between Russia and Ukraine while digesting the insurgent activity by Jihadist-led rebels in the Syrian city of Aleppo on Friday night. This occurred after a rapid offensive launched