US labor market data has been published today and gold price kept trading steadily ahead of it, at $1100 per troy ounce. The market pricing for a December hike is 56%, according to Fed Fund Futures.
The gold ETFs that are tracked by Bloomberg saw 5th daily outflow consecutively yesterday, at 8.5 tons. This is highest since July end. These ongoing ETF outflows are precluding higher prices.
"Speculative financial investors are expected to withdraw from gold, which would weigh on its price", says Commerzbank in a research note.