• Gold price posts gains ahead of US Durable Goods Order data.
• Fed’s Schmid says there is no need to rush rate cuts.
• The US core PCE price index data will significantly impact prospects for Fed rate cuts.

Gold price (XAG/USD) exhibits strength against the US Dollar in Tuesday’s European session on hopes that the Federal Reserve (Fed) will eventually bring interest rates down. However, the upside in the precious metal seems capped as Fed policymakers lean towards maintaining interest rates higher for longer to build downward pressure on sticky inflation.

Non-yielding assets, such as Gold, attract higher inflows when investors believe the Fed will eventually begin to roll back its restrictive interest rate stance. Spot prices of Gold are up by 0.23% at $2,036.

Fed policymakers underpin a wait-and-watch approach on interest rates, citing that risks associated with premature rate cuts are higher than postponing them. The Fed is expected to avoid considering rate cuts until it gets evidence that inflation will fall sustainably to the 2% target.

This week, the US Dollar will be guided by the United States core Personal Consumption Expenditure – Price Index (PCE) data, which will be published on Thursday. Fed policymakers consider the underlying inflation data before preparing remarks on interest rates. The degree of change in the core PCE inflation data would influence market expectations for rate cuts