Japan Machinery Orders (MoM) below expectations (1.9%) in September: Actual (-0.7%)

Gold prices extended their losses for the sixth straight day, set to achieve weekly losses of over 4%, the largest since September 2023. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s slight “hawkish” rhetoric lifted the Greenback, denting appetite for the golden metal. At the time of writing, XAU/USD trades at $2,564, down by 0.17%.