Gold slips ahead of a Fed decision, Bitcoin below 80,000

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Gold is lower; the Wall Street Journal says investors are waiting on the Fed.

Bitcoin trades under eighty thousand dollars, and Investing.com reports Strategy has paused its purchases.

Oil is choppy while diplomats keep talking about the Middle East.

The dollar is firmer before a busy week of central bank decisions.

First, currencies. Euro-dollar is down 0.28 percent, and the pound has slipped 0.17 percent. Dollar-yen is up 0.17 percent. The Aussie is up 0.13 percent. The dollar is slightly stronger against most of its peers.

Gold is at 3,996 dollars, down 0.53 percent since yesterday's close and 0.16 percent over the week. The daily trend is down, and sellers are in control. The four-hour picture is mixed, so the short-term read is less clear than the bigger one. Reuters reports gold easing on a firmer dollar ahead of the Fed decision. The Wall Street Journal says investors are waiting on that meeting. Traders will watch today's US consumer survey.

Bitcoin is at 79,503 dollars, down 0.37 percent today and 1.14 percent over the week. Ethereum is also lower, down 0.15 percent today. Investing.com reports that a major corporate buyer has stepped back from the market, and the same outlet says that company bought back 204.9 million dollars of its own stock. XRP is the exception, up 1.42 percent. TradingView reports Ripple's national trust bank won final approval.

The key number today is the US consumer confidence survey at 10:00 New York time.

Finally, at the time of this recording, our live barometer showed: euro-dollar leans bearish, pound-dollar leans bearish, and gold leans bearish. For short-term sentiment, watch Market Pulse on our website. And our Session's Briefing goes out before every session on our Telegram channel, Venor Analysis. Scan the code on your screen to join.

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