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Gold began trading in 2015, more or less close to the same level at this time of the year 2014. The adverse effects of gold in 2014 were many, notably the rise of the dollar 14% compared to a basket of major currencies, while inflation expectations in the US fell by 0.75% and increased expectations of an imminent hike from the US Federal Reserve.

Despite all these adverse effects Hafez gold on a good performance in the past few months to help him piece deteriorating outlook in Europe and in particular the implications of the political crisis in Greece and Ukraine. Kmalk Speculation later on a Greek exit from the euro zone if the left-wing party won 25 elections in January

During the past 12 months we have seen that the exchange-traded products, which are backed by gold property fell by 161 tonnes while the hedge fund and account managers increased their possession in the futures and options for 167 tons. Expectations in the short and medium term still refers to the low price of gold before the expected recovery later in 2015.

The piece, the rise of gold is still limited, especially against the dollar, and it is necessary to break the barrier of 1214 the highest level December 18 so that it can break the 1238 high 10 December However, any breach of a sudden these levels will be due to the fact that gold as a safe haven happened today and ahead of general elections in Greece January 25 and Kmalk any future incentives from Europe and China.

Sell gold at or above 1210 with stop orders above $ 1218 per ounce currently seem best in terms of how to trade starting in the new year option. But as we have seen on several occasions during the past month, the 1180 looks solid support point at this stage.

The graph below indicates the spacing in the relationship between the dollar index and the spot price of gold, where the close relationship over the past few months, which indicates the good performance of gold. But do not forget that gold demand is still weak and that political influences and central banks are still the real effects of any swing in prices.

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Gold prices continued to climb above $ 1,200 an ounce during the Asian trading on Tuesday as investors buy the precious metal as a safe investment amid falling global stock and anxiety about the future of Greece in the euro zone.

Asian stocks posted losses on Tuesday, affected by the slump in oil prices and political uncertainty in Greece. On Wall Street, the New York Stock Exchange indicator of the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S & P 500 US stocks closed the biggest losses for one day in about three months.

Speculation is growing that Greece may withdraw from the euro zone if the leftist Syriza party, which vowed to end austerity measures and reduce the country’s debt in the elections to be held on January 25 in January, won as expected.

The price of gold for immediate sale 0.2 percent to $ 1207.80 an ounce by 0415 GMT, upping its gains in the previous session, which amounted to 1.3 percent.

Gold prices rebounded in the latest trading session, its lowest level in a month, as the weaker-than-expected manufacturing production in the United States data overshadowed the impact of the rise of the dollar.

And went down the price of gold in online transactions to its lowest level since the beginning of December, recording 1168.25 dollars per ounce after the rise of the dollar.

By 1733 GMT, the metal trimmed losses to fetch up to $ 1183.76 an ounce, up 0.2 percent.

The market saw a meager liquidity in trading after the holiday closure amid Chinese and Japanese markets.

Gold prices tend to end the week on a third weekly decline registered losses in a row.

The price of gold in US futures contracts for delivery in February 0.2 percent to $ 1186.20 an ounce.

And out of the yellow metal in 2014 losses amounted to about two percent after coming off 28 percent in the previous year.

And many analysts predict a difficult year for gold, where the dollar is expected to bring more gains support from expectations of higher US interest rates and the economy recovers.

The dollar rose to its highest level in nearly nine years, it rose 0.9 percent against a basket of six major currencies, an increase mostly due to the depreciation of the euro, which went down to the lowest level in four and a half years.

The euro fell after the European Central Bank boosted expectations take bolder steps on monetary stimulus later this month.

Among other precious metals silver fell 0.13 percent rate to $ 15.66 an ounce, after incurring losses metal ratio of 19.3 percent in 2014.

Platinum fell 0.7 percent to a rate of $ 1194.10 an ounce, after dropping 12 percent in the past year.

The price of palladium rose 0.54 percent to $ 792.72 an ounce after jumping 11 percent in 2014 to its highest performer among precious metals, which is mainly due to concerns about the supply of Russia’s largest producer of the metal.

LONDON (Reuters) – Gold prices jumped more than 2 percent during trading on Tuesday, supported by new purchases with the US dollar’s decline and fall of the stock markets.

The precious metal also received support from the anxiety of growing tensions between Russia and the West.

The Gold price jumped spot sales of 2.3 percent to 1209.90 dollars per ounce before retreating slightly to 1204.90 dollars by 1515 GMT.

And stepped up US gold futures for February delivery of more than 2 percent to $ 1210.90 before declining slightly to $ 1205.90.

Among other precious metals, silver spot sales rose 1.8 percent to $ 16.35 per ounce.

Gold prices and silver wave losses for a fourth straight session on Monday, and continued in Asia, approaching the lowest level in more than four years with the rise of the dollar, which has increased the demand for sales and expectations for further decline.

And precious metals received a painful blow on Friday after the Bank of Japan’s decision to increase the sudden massive purchases of bonds, which pushed the yen to fall to its lowest level in seven years against the dollar.

The dollar reached its highest level in four years against a basket of major currencies, which is somewhat larger than the degree of attractiveness of gold as a hedging tool.

The price of gold fell in online transactions 1% to $ 1161.70 an ounce, before rising to $ 1171.06 at the end of trading Asia.

Silver fell to $ 15.72 an ounce, the lowest price since February 2010.