US Dollar Correlation to Gold Signals Risk to Longer-Term Trend

The correlation between the US Dollar and Gold prices has picked up considerably as of late, as a fear of excessive US fiscal and monetary stimuli have increased the lure of gold as a hedge against dollar weakness. In fact, the 20-day rolling correlation between the Euro/US Dollar and COMEX Gold futures now stands near record-highs after having fallen near all-time lows earlier this year.
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