Gold May Rise for Fifth Week as Investors Hedge Against Dollar
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Gold prices may rise for a fifth week on expectations a slumping dollar will spur purchases of the precious metal and gold-backed securities as alternatives to stocks and bonds, a Bloomberg survey showed.
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Stock futures gained on Friday as oil   slipped to a new five-month low and investors looked to end the   week on a high after equities suffered in the previous two days   on uncertainty over U.S. interest rate policy.
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European stocks extended recent gains to 5&frac12;-year highs on Thursday, with miners and oil stocks in the vanguard of the advance as metals and crude prices rose on commodities exchanges.
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Harmony Gold Mining Co., the biggest miner of South African gold, may report a fifth consecutive quarterly loss while Gold Fields Ltd.
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Gold punched right through $640 on Thursday afternoon to a 16-week high as the dollar fell further against major currencies, attracting fund buying.
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The dollar edged up on Friday as  investors took advantage of the currency's recent weakness to  take profits, and as the market took on more neutral positions  in the final stretch before the year-end.
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The dollar edged up on Friday, building  on the previous day's rebound from multi-year lows on  speculation that a strong reading for upcoming U.S. jobs data  could highlight the long-forgotten attraction of U.S. assets.
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Oil prices rise for the fifth day in a row amid continuing worries over the level of US stocks.
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Gold on Monday hovered below a 28-year  high marked last week, supported by safe-haven buying after a  sell-off in global stock markets, while Tokyo gold futures sold  on a rally in the yen versus the dollar.
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The dollar edged up against the yen and steadied against the euro on Friday, but kept within sight of multi-month lows hit this week on worries about the US economy and its ability to attract global investors.
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The yen briefly rose to a five-year high  against the dollar on Monday as investors bet next month's  meeting of Group of Seven industrialized nations would urge  Asian countries to let their currencies rise.
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The dollar held on to small gains on Tuesday as investors remained cautious ahead of a U.S. interest rate decision and, later in the week, current account data that could underscore bearish sentiment on the currency.
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Gold hit its highest level in more  than 16 years on Tuesday as a steadier dollar failed to cool  worries over the currency's outlook, while Asian stocks gained  modestly after a solid performance on Wall Street.
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Gold surged to a historic high above $910 an ounce on Monday as investors rushed to buy the metal on further weakness in the dollar and expectations of a sharp cut in U.S. interest rates.
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Gold rose on Tuesday and held near an historic high hit the previous day, reflecting investors' interest in the metal as the dollar dropped on expectations of half-percentage-point cut in U.S. rates.
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Asian stocks rose on Friday as an upbeat Japanese corporate sentiment survey cheered investors, while gold prices traded at a 5-1/2-month high on concerns that high energy costs would lift inflation.
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The dollar edged up on Tuesday, pulling  away from a five-year low against the yen as the market began  to return its attention to the attraction of rising interest  rates in the United States.