ML-Implode News - Gold tallies a back-to-back gain after ECB unleashes basket of easy-money measures; Fed under pressure

Gold futures marked a second consecutive gain Thursday after the European Central Bank cut eurozone interest rates and delivered a batch of measures intended to boost the region's sluggish economy -- bullish moves for bullion. The ECB cut its deposit rate further into negative territory, decreasing it by 10 basis points to negative 0.5%, while also announcing it would restart its monthly bond-buying program as it attempts to juice inflation and European expansion.
"Gold certainly welcomed the ECB stimulus," said Craig Erlam, a senior market analyst at Oanda. "Ultimately, global easing like we're seeing now has been bullish for gold and that's exactly what we're seeing right now."

December goldÂ on Comex gained $4.20 an ounce, or 0.3%, to settle at $1,507.40 an ounce ... Silver for December delivery, meanwhile, added nearly a penny, or 0.04%, at $18.177 an ounce...

"Central banks around the world have been easing, and will continue to do so, and that's why gold has been making such strides higher with only modest corrections along the way," Erlam said in a market update.

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Gold tallies a back-to-back gain after ECB unleashes basket of easy-money measures; Fed under pressure