gold prices weakened again on thursday breaking below 1800 per ounce as the us dollar climbed to a new 22year high against the euro   gold prices for august delivery shed 4 or 02 to 1797   silver prices for september delivery were flat at 1970 per ounce   palladium prices for september delivery were off 3710 or 19 to 1901 per ounce   platinum prices for october delivery dropped 1550 or 18 at 85550 per ounce   copper prices for september delivery were down 13 cents or 36 to 347 per pound what analysts are saying naeem aslam chief market analyst at avatrade blamed the dollar’s moves for driving price action in gold the greenback eurusd traded at a new 22year high against the euro on tuesday with one dollar buying roughly 103 euros jim wyckoff senior analyst at kitcocom said technical indicators in recent trade for both gold and silver are now “fully bearish” “the metals are feeling the pressure of a stronger us dollar index that notched a 20year high overnight” wyckoff added