Gold price holds steady near all-time peak, below $2,800 ahead of US PCE Price Index

• Gold price continues to attract haven flows amid US political jitters and Middle East woes.
• A further rise in the US bond yields revives the USD demand and caps the precious metal.
• Traders now look to the release of the US PCE Price Index for some meaningful impetus.

Gold price (XAU/USD) is seen oscillating in a narrow range during the Asian session on Thursday and consolidating its recent strong gains to a record high. The US Dollar (USD) attracts some dip-buying and for now, seems to have stalled its corrective slide from a three-month top amid bets for a slower path of rate cuts by the Federal Reserve (Fed), bolstered by robust economic data. This, along with concerns about the increasing US fiscal deficit, continues to push the US Treasury bond yields higher and caps the upside for the non-yielding yellow metal on the back of slightly overbought conditions on the daily chart. 

Traders also seem reluctant to place fresh bullish bets around the Gold price and opt to wait for the release of the US Personal Consumption Expenditure (PCE) Price Index. Apart from this, the closely watched US Nonfarm Payrolls (NFP) report on Friday will be looked upon for cues about the Fed’s interest rate outlook, which, in turn, will drive demand for the precious metal. In the meantime, any meaningful corrective pullback for the XAU/USD seems elusive in the wake of persistent safe-haven demand stemming from the US political uncertainty ahead of the November 5 presidential election and Middle East tensions.