The rise in gold, Federal Reserve Chair’s testimony
As gold rates increased a bit on Monday, there are concerns among the people as US inflation data is yet to come out, along with Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s testimony. 
Spot gold rose 0.1% to $1,809.34 per ounce, whereas U.S. gold futures eased 0.1% to $1,809.3
Powell’s appearance is mostly going to affect the central bank’s policy tightening. Material shortage and hiring difficulties are negatively affecting the US’s recovery from the pandemic’s economic effects.
The European Central Bank is touted to change its policy steps guidance in its new meeting to deploy a new strategy., said ECB President Christine Lagarde. Finance ministers of the world’s 20 largest economies said that the upsurge in cases and types of new Covid variants can be a threat to global economies.
Banks of London clearing gold trades can apply for an exclusion from tighter capital rules, a British regulator said.
Demand for physical forms of yellow metal in nations like India was less recently as customers were put off by the recent increase in prices. Silver rose to $26.23 per ounce, palladium inched to $2,812.00 and platinum reduced to $1,102.50. COMEX silver net long positions were raised by spectators on July 6, U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission data indicated.
