by Adrian Ash:
The PRICE of GOLD held onto most of yesterday's $15 jump at $1676 per ounce Thursday morning in London, ticking back as Asian and European stock markets fell after Wednesday's surprise drop in US economic output figures.
Silver also eased back, but held at 1-week highs above $32 per ounce after rising yesterday in gold's "slipstream" as one bullion-bank analyst put it.
"This Friday's [non-farm US payroll] report remains crucial," says a note from Swiss bank UBS – currently encouraging its institutional clients to buy gold outright rather than as a credit-risk deposit.
"Some adjustments to [gold] positioning are likely to emerge" after Wednesday's 'no change' decision from the US Federal Reserve on zero interest rates and quantitative easing.
"But overall, the gold market should resume subdued trading," says UBS, "as is typical ahead of a key event" such as the monthly jobs report. ...
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