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17 OCT
14:21
XAUUSD “trapped” ahead of US retail sales data
Spot gold has been resisted at its 200-day SMA recently, and has printed an "inside bar". The incoming US retail sales data could inject more immediate volatility, even as the Middle East conflict continues reverberating across markets.