Silver price registers gains of over 1%, yet it is trading below the ‘head and shoulders’ neckline, an indication that the overall trend in the short-term may be tilted to the downside. The XAG/USD trades at $64.24, after bouncing off daily lows of $62.94.
The Pound Sterling climbs against the US Dollar, up 0.10%, as the latest US consumer inflation report came in line with forecasts, and although money markets had increased the odds of a Fed rate hike next week, traders faded the initial reaction.
DBS Group Research analysts Taimur Baig and Chang Wei Liang expect the Bank of Japan (BoJ) to hike rates by 25 bps at its September 17–18 meeting, citing solid Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth, stronger wages and inflation near the 2% target.