Kebijakan Bank Sentral Swiss Dorong Emas Bergerak Naik

PT Equityworld Futures - Bank Sentral Swiss secara mengejutkan menghapus nilai tukar franc terhadap euro, sehingga menyebabkan para investor beralih ke emas sebagai aset safe haven dari mata uang tersebut.

Aset di SPDR Gold Trust, meningkat 1.4% ke level 717.15 metrik ton pada 15 Januari lalu, angka tersebut merupakan kenaikan tertinggi sejak Agustus 2011 lalu. Sementara kontrak berjangka emas di New York mencatat reli tertinggi dalam lebih dari 6 bulan terakhir setelah para investor beralih ke aset safe haven ditengah melonjaknya volatilitas mata uang.

Harga emas telah mengalami kenaikan 6.8% sepanjang tahun 2015 ini setelah gejolak perekonomian di Eropa telah mendorong spekulasi bahwa Bank Sentral Eropa akan menambah stimulus, sehingga hal itu menaikkan permintaan akan tempat lindung nilai. Sedangkan pekan ini Bank Dunia memangkas perkiraan pertumbuhan ekonomi global pada 2015 ini dan anjloknya harga minyak telah memicu kekhawatiran deflasi. Turunnya tingkat inflasi dan stagnannya perekonomian global diperkirakan akan mendorong Federal Reserve untuk menunda kenaikan suku bunga. (bgs)

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Gold Slides as European Central Bank Snubs Bullion Purchases

Gold futures dropped after the European Central Bank said it wouldn™t consider adding to bullion purchases.

The ECB discussed buying all assets except the metal as it plans to reassess stimulus next quarter, President Mario Draghi said today. The comments come after Executive Board member Yves Mersch said last month that the bank could œtheoretically buy bullion.

Gold has rebounded 6.8 percent since touching a four-year low on Nov. 7 amid speculation that lower prices would start to attract increased physical purchases, including from central banks. Investor demand for precious metals has waned amid a rally for equities and the dollar and as inflation remained low.

Gold futures for February delivery slipped 0.1 percent to settle at $1,207.70 an ounce at 1:43 p.m. on the Comex in New York, dropping for the second time in three days.

Source : Bloomberg

Gold Retreat as Dollar Holds Advance Before ECB Policy Meeting

Gold retreated as the dollar traded near a five-year high before a European Central Bank meeting today that may give indications on further stimulus.

The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index was little changed before data due tomorrow that™s forecast to show U.S. jobs growth and amid speculation ECB policy makers will signal more stimulus. President Mario Draghi said last month they are open to buying a wide variety of assets.

The greenback has strengthened as the Federal Reserve considers raising borrowing costs while other central banks take steps to spur growth. A stronger dollar and higher U.S. interest rates reduce gold™s allure because the metal generally offers investors returns only through price gains.

Gold for February delivery fell 0.5 percent to $1,202.20 an ounce by 7:18 a.m. on the Comex in New York. Bullion for immediate delivery declined 0.6 percent to $1,202.25 in London, according to Bloomberg generic pricing.

Source : Bloomberg

Dollar Probes 120 Yen on U.S. Growth as Euro Traders Await ECB

The dollar strengthened to within 0.1 percent of 120 yen, reaching the highest level since July 2007, as analysts forecast that U.S. job growth will accelerate, boosting the economy while Japan™s remains mired in recession.

While the U.S. currency is being buoyed by signs of strength in the American economy, the yen and the euro are weakening as their central banks expand stimulus measures to boost growth. Europe™s shared currency touched a two-year low today as traders awaited a monetary-policy decision from the European Central Bank. Australia™s dollar slid for a sixth day after Goldman Sachs Group Inc. forecast it would decline to 79 U.S. cents.

The dollar rose 0.1 percent to 119.93 yen at 12:10 p.m. London time, after rising to 119.98, the strongest level since July 2007. The U.S. currency was little changed at $1.2313 per euro after appreciating to $1.2296, the strongest since August 2012. The yen traded at 147.66 per euro.

About $3 billion in options contracts with strikes at 120 yen per dollar expire today, according to data compiled by Bloomberg, potentially limiting the decline of the Japanese currency. The greenback appreciated 14 percent against the yen this year as the Fed moved closer to raising interest rates while the Bank of Japan increased the scale of its bond purchases as recently as October.

Source : Bloomberg