Gold hits all-time high as Fed rate-cut hopes bolster appeal
U.S. PPI up slightly more than expected
U.S. jobless claims rose last week
Palladium hits highest since July 3 on Russian supply concerns
Updates prices as of 1810 GMT
By Anushree Ashish Mukherjee
Sept 12 (Reuters) -Gold prices rose more than 1% to hit a record high on Thursday, helped by expectations of an interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve next week after U.S. data signalled a slowing of the economy.
Spot gold XAU= was up 1.7% at $2,554.05 per ounce, as of 02:10 p.m. ET (1810 GMT). U.S. gold futures GCcv1 settled 1.5% higher at $2,580.60.
The U.S. Labor Department said initial claims for state unemployment benefits rose 2,000 to a seasonally adjusted 230,000.
U.S. producer prices increased slightly more than expected in August amid higher costs for services, but the trend remained consistent with subsiding inflation.USD/
"We are headed towards a lower interest rate environment so gold is becoming a lot more attractive ... I think we could potentially have a lot more frequent cuts as opposed to a bigger magnitude," said Alex Ebkarian, chief operating officer at Allegiance Gold.
Markets are currently pricing in an 73% chanceof a 25-basis-point U.S. rate cut at the Fed's Sept. 17-18 meeting, and a 27% chanceof a 50-bps cut, the CME FedWatch tool showed.
Zero-yield bullion tends to be a preferred investment amid lower interest rates.
"The labor market is continuing to falter and if the labor market deteriorates, the journey that they'll embark on in cutting rates is going to go for an extended period of time," said Phillip Streible, chief market strategist at Blue Line Futures.
Elsewhere, palladium XPD= gained 4.1% to $1,050 per ounce, hitting its highest in over two months.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Moscow should consider limiting exports of uranium, titanium and nickel in retaliation against the West.
"Palladium is the market that is up for a short-covering rally. Putin did not mention palladium. But since the metal is a by-product of Russian nickel production, such export curbs could drive down production of both metals and deepen the current deficit in the palladium market," said WisdomTree commodity strategist Nitesh Shah.
Spot silver XAG= up 3.7% at $29.76 and platinum XPT= gained 3% to $979.62, hitting its highest level in near two months.
Spot gold price in USD per oz https://reut.rs/3XFs9QT
Reporting by Anushree Mukherjee in Bengaluru and Polina Devitt in London; Editing by Christina Fincher, Krishna Chandra Eluri and Alan Barona
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