Gold prices rebounded in European trading as the US Independence Day holiday put pressure on the US dollar. However, as the US trading session approached, prices could face difficulties due to low liquidity with the FOMC and NFP reports still to come this week.
The probability of a 25 basis point interest rate hike from the Fed in July has increased to 86.2%, up from 53.5% a month ago and 76% a week ago. Despite the higher probability of a rate hike, concerns about the possibility of an economic recession have also increased due to poor manufacturing data in recent weeks. This could partly explain the short-term recovery in gold prices after briefly dropping below the psychological level of $1,900.