Gold rises as dollar 弱めるs after ECB stands pat on 政策

By Sumita Layek

Sept 10 (Reuters) - Gold jumped 1% on Thursday, as the dollar 弱めるd after the European Central Bank kept its 政策 不変の and U.S. 失業 (人命などを)奪う,主張するs held at high levels, dimming hopes of a quick 経済的な 回復 from the 影響s of the coronavirus pandemic.

位置/汚点/見つけ出す gold rose 0.5% to $1,956.06 per ounce at 2:01 p.m. EDT (1801 GMT), after hitting its highest level since Sept. 2 at $1,965.93.

U.S. gold 未来s settled up 0.5% at $1,964.30.

"The ECB didn't really change its 政策 and so we're seeing the U.S. dollar dropping here. That's 肯定的な for gold," said Bart Melek, 長,率いる of 商品/必需品 戦略s at TD 安全s.

The dollar was 負かす/撃墜する 0.1%, making gold cheaper for 支えるもの/所有者s of other 通貨s, as the euro rose after ECB 大統領 Christine Lagarde said it is keeping a の近くに 注目する,もくろむ on the 交流 率.

U.S. 週刊誌 失業 (人命などを)奪う,主張するs hovered at high levels last week, 示唆するing a slowing labor market 回復.

Melek said the 回復 was not happening as quickly as 推定する/予想するd, 追加するing that "there are 関心s about a second wave of ウイルス, 商品/必需品 markets like oil are 示すing that perhaps growth is slowing 負かす/撃墜する and all 通貨の 政策 will be 緩和."

The U.S. 連邦の Reserve's next 政策 会合 is 予定 on Sept. 15-16.

一方/合間, the U.S. 上院 封鎖するd a 共和国の/共和党の 法案 that would have 供給するd around $300 billion in new coronavirus 援助(する), as 民主党員s are 押し進めるing for more 基金ing.

"We are going to get continued 経済的な 刺激 (from the Fed and U.S. 政府), for at least another 6 months to a year, and that should keep gold supported," said Jeffrey Sica, 創立者 of Circle Squared 代案/選択肢 投資s.

Bullion has risen 29% this year on the 支援する of unparalleled 刺激 and 近づく-無 利益/興味 率s from the 全世界の central banks.

どこかよそで, silver 緩和するd 0.2% to $26.98 per ounce, platinum 伸び(る)d 1.6% to $930.80 and palladium rose 1.7% to $2,309.93. (報告(する)/憶測ing by Sumita Layek in Bengaluru; Editing by Paul Simao and Tom Brown)

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