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XAU\/USD<\/a>\u00a0settled 0.05% lower at $2,909.55, with precious metals under pressure as Treasury yields advanced. The benchmark 10-year yield climbed two basis points to 4.303%, while the 2-year yield rose to 3.987%. Higher yields increase the opportunity cost of holding non-yielding assets like silver and gold.<\/p>\n February\u2019s U.S. nonfarm payrolls<\/a> report showed job growth of 151,000, below the expected 160,000, while the unemployment rate<\/a> ticked up to 4.1%. The data reinforced expectations that the Federal Reserve will begin cutting interest rates in June.<\/p>\n The U.S. dollar index fell 0.4% on Friday to 103.72, hitting a four-month low and marking its steepest weekly drop since November 2022. Traders are now pricing in approximately 78 basis points of Fed rate cuts this year, equivalent to three 25-basis-point reductions. A weaker dollar typically boosts silver prices by making it more affordable for foreign buyers.<\/p>\n China continued its gold purchases for the fourth consecutive month in February, according to data from the People\u2019s Bank of China. Strong central bank gold buying has underpinned silver, given its historical correlation with gold as a monetary metal.<\/p>\n Silver remains supported by safe-haven flows and expectations of Fed rate cuts but faces near-term resistance from firm Treasury yields. With the Fed signaling a cautious approach to policy easing, the market will closely watch inflation and employment data in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n [ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [ad_1] Daily Gold (XAU\/USD)XAU\/USD\u00a0settled 0.05% lower at $2,909.55, with precious metals under pressure as Treasury yields advanced. The benchmark 10-year yield climbed two basis points to 4.303%, while the 2-year yield rose to 3.987%. Higher yields increase the opportunity cost of holding non-yielding assets like silver and gold. Weaker Jobs Data Supports Rate Cut Expectations February\u2019s U.S. nonfarm payrolls report showed job growth of 151,000, below the expected 160,000, while the unemployment rate ticked up to 4.1%. The data reinforced expectations that the Federal Reserve will begin cutting interest rates in June. The U.S. dollar index fell 0.4% on Friday to 103.72, hitting a four-month low and marking its steepest weekly drop since November 2022. Traders are now pricing in approximately 78 basis points of Fed rate cuts this year, equivalent to three 25-basis-point reductions. A weaker dollar typically boosts silver prices by making it more affordable for foreign buyers. China\u2019s Gold Purchases Provide Additional Support China continued its gold purchases for the fourth consecutive month in February, according to data from the People\u2019s Bank of China. Strong central bank gold buying has underpinned silver, given its historical correlation with gold as a monetary metal. Market Outlook: Silver Faces Resistance from Yields but Retains Bullish Setup Silver remains supported by safe-haven flows and expectations of Fed rate cuts but faces near-term resistance from firm Treasury yields. With the Fed signaling a cautious approach to policy easing, the market will closely watch inflation and employment data in the coming weeks. [ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":38002,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[45],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-38001","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-financas"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tiproject.online\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38001","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tiproject.online\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tiproject.online\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tiproject.online\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tiproject.online\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38001"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tiproject.online\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38001\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tiproject.online\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/38002"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tiproject.online\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38001"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tiproject.online\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38001"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tiproject.online\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38001"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Weaker Jobs Data Supports Rate Cut Expectations<\/h2>\n
China\u2019s Gold Purchases Provide Additional Support<\/h2>\n
Market Outlook: Silver Faces Resistance from Yields but Retains Bullish Setup<\/h2>\n