Gold price near steady as weaker USDX offset by firmer equities

June gold futures were last down $1.90 at $1,745.80 and May Comex silver was last up $0.014 at $25.44 an ounce.

Also, easy money from the major central banks, government stimulus programs and notions economies are set to spring out of the Covid pandemic in strong fashion are all fueling the record-setting bull run in equities.

For perspective the German 10-year bund yield is presently minus 0.295% and the 10-year U.K.

economic data due for release Wednesday includes the weekly MBA mortgage applications survey, import and export prices and the weekly DOE liquid energy stocks report.

However, a price downtrend on the daily chart has stalled out and more price gains in the near term would confirm a bullish double-bottom reversal pattern that would be another chart clue that a market bottom is in place.

The next downside price objective for the bears is closing prices below solid support at the March low of $23.74.

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