Meanwhile, Copper has continued to retreat from its nine-month high as expectations for the ex-US tightness are retreating following reports earlier this week that US tariffs on Copper imports could be imposed within weeks, not months, ING's commodity experts Ewa Manthey and Warren Patterson note.
The USD/CHF pair ticks higher to near 0.8830 but trades inside Thursday’s trading range in Friday’s North American session ahead of the United States (US) Personal Consumption Expenditure Price Index (PCE) data for February, which will be published at 12:30 GMT.
Gold surged to a fresh record high this morning, surpassing the previous record hit just yesterday, after US President Donald Trump announced 'permanent' 25% tariffs on auto imports, intensifying trade tensions, ING's commodity experts Ewa Manthey and Warren Patterson note.
This morning saw the release of March inflation figures for the Tokyo area, which are traditionally a good leading indicator for inflation in Japan as a whole.
Gold price (XAU/USD) is penciling another record performance this Friday, hitting $3,086 as the new all-time high for now and trading around $3,075 at the time of writing.