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Business: Gold rises as investors head to safe havens

Last updated on September 11th, 2021 at 02:47 pm

Gold prices ticked up on Friday as the Sino-US rift deepened over further moves by Beijing to impose a security law on Hong Kong, lifting the allure of safe havens amid market uncertainties caused by the pandemic.

Spot gold was up 0.1% at $1,719.63/oz at 12.49am GMT and US gold futures rose 0.4% to $1,734.60/oz.

Denting sentiment further, China approved a decision to go forward with a national security legislation for Hong Kong, which could erode the city’s freedom and jeopardise its role as a financial hub.

US President Donald Trump’s top economic adviser warned that Hong Kong, which has enjoyed special privileges, may now need to be treated like China when it comes to trade and other financial matters.

Trump, who has vowed a tough US response, will hold a news conference on China on Friday.

US jobless claims dropped for the eight straight time last week, but remained at high levels implying it could take a while for the economy to recover, data showed.

Germany’s economy is likely to shrink by 6.6% this year, the Ifo Institute said, while in a Reuters poll the Indian economy was seen rapidly slowing in the March quarter.

A Reuters poll also showed that 2020 will be the worst year for many world stock markets in nearly a decade.

Asian shares were set to dip in choppy trade.

Governments and central banks globally unleashed huge stimulus programmes to cushion the pandemic fallout.

(BusinessDay)

Albert Echetah

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