{"id":14644,"date":"2016-12-09T19:07:47","date_gmt":"2016-12-10T00:07:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/goldstocksforex.com\/?p=14644"},"modified":"2016-12-09T19:07:47","modified_gmt":"2016-12-10T00:07:47","slug":"gold-declines-as-interest-rates-rise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2016\/12\/09\/gold-declines-as-interest-rates-rise\/","title":{"rendered":"Gold declines as interest rates rise"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Fed is expected to hike interest rates in December. Long-term interest rates are rising in anticipation of further rate hikes in 2017. 10-Year Treasury yields have penetrated their 10-year descending trendline, warning that the secular down-trend is ending. Breakout above 2.50 percent would strengthen the signal, while follow-through above the 2013\/2014 high of 3.0 percent would confirm.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"10-Year Treasury Yields\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2016\/2016-12-10-tnx.png?w=525&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"10-Year Treasury Yields\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Dollar Index successfully tested its new support level at 100. Target for the advance is 107*.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"US Dollar Index\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2016\/2016-12-10-dxy.png?w=525&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"US Dollar Index\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:right;font-size:.9em;color:#999999;\">* Target medium-term: 100 + ( 100 &#8211; 93 ) = 107<\/p>\n<p>With interest rates rising and the Dollar strengthening, demand for Gold is shrinking. Steps by the Chinese government to limit private gold purchases, part of their program to support the Yuan by slowing capital flight, will also impact on demand. Target for the decline is unchanged at the December 2015 low of $1050\/ounce. Retracement that respects the resistance level at $1200 would strengthen the bear signal.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"Spot Gold\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2016\/2016-12-10-gold.png?w=525&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Spot Gold\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Fed is expected to hike interest rates in December. Long-term interest rates are rising in anticipation of further rate hikes in 2017. 10-Year Treasury yields have penetrated their 10-year descending trendline, warning that the secular down-trend is ending. 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Two factors have been driving US interest rates lower over the last decade: Fed monetary policy\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Fixed Income&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Fixed Income","link":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/category\/fixed-income\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"10-Year Treasury Yields","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2015\/2015-12-15-tnx.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2015\/2015-12-15-tnx.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2015\/2015-12-15-tnx.png?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":11909,"url":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2015\/06\/09\/gold-breaks-1180-support\/","url_meta":{"origin":14644,"position":5},"title":"Gold breaks $1180 support","author":"ColinTwiggs","date":"June 9, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Core CPI continues to track close to the Fed target of 2.0 percent (CPI All Items is distorted by falling oil prices). 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