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On this day — January 11, 2024
Thursday — a normal trading day. Weekly US initial jobless claims publish at 8:30 AM ET on Thursdays, occasionally producing intraday gold movement.
Day 11 of 366 · Q1 2024 · 3.0% through the year
January 2024 gold market: Consolidation above $2,000
Range-boundA firm hold above $2,000 awaiting Fed cuts.
Gold opened 2024 holding comfortably above $2,000 near $2,040, consolidating the late-2023 breakout. Markets debated how soon the Federal Reserve would begin cutting rates, keeping prices range-bound but firm.
What drove gold in January 2024
- Fed rate-cut timing debate
- resilient central-bank demand
- Middle East tensions
- firm physical demand in Asia
Themes#Fed policy#central-bank demand#consolidation
Key events in January 2024
- Jan 31Fed holds rates; signals patience on cuts
What happened next
The quiet base broke decisively in March, when gold launched to new all-time highs.
For gold buyers
January's calm above $2,000 was the launchpad for one of gold's strongest years on record.