By Shreyansi Singh

Shreyansi辛格

(Reuters) - Gold jumped more than 1% on Monday as expectations of a large U.S. economic stimulus package bolstered bullion's appeal as an inflation hedge.

路透8月21日电- - -金价周一上涨逾1%，因市场预期美国将出台大规模经济刺激计划，这增强了黄金作为对冲通胀的吸引力。

Spot gold rose 1.4% to $1,836.95 per ounce by 11:54 a.m. EST (1654 GMT). U.S. gold futures rose 1.3% to $1,836.10.

美国东部时间上午11:54，现货金上涨1.4%，至每盎司1,836.95美元。美国黄金期货上涨1.3%，至每盎司1,836.10美元。

U.S. President Joe Biden and his Democratic allies in Congress cleared the path for a $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package as lawmakers approved a budget outline that will allow them to muscle the plan through without Republican support.

美国总统拜登(Joe Biden)和他在国会的民主党盟友为1.9万亿美元的COVID-19救助计划扫清了道路。议员们批准了一份预算大纲，允许他们在没有共和党支持的情况下强行通过该计划。

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Sunday the country would get back to full employment next year if Congress approves the stimulus package.

美国财政部长耶伦(Janet Yellen)周日表示，如果国会批准经济刺激计划，美国明年将恢复充分就业。

"Yellen talking about full employment by 2022 with $2 trillion in stimulus is driving the likelihood of a surge in inflation, which is good for gold," said Tai Wong, head of base and precious metals derivatives trading at BMO.

"耶伦谈到在2022年前实现充分就业，加上2万亿(兆)美元的刺激计划，这推高了通胀飙升的可能性，这对黄金有利，" BMO基础和贵金属衍生品交易主管Tai Wong表示。

Major U.S. stock indexes rose to record highs on the boost to economic recovery bets.

美国主要股指升至纪录高位，因市场对经济复苏押注升温。

The 'inflation trade' could supersede any negative impact the dollar might have on gold and silver, said Jim Wyckoff, senior analyst with Kitco Metals.

Kitco Metals高级分析师威科夫(Jim Wyckoff)说，这种“通膨交易”可能会取代美元对黄金和白银可能产生的任何负面影响。

Gold also seemed to take some cues from another jump in Bitcoin, after Tesla Inc said it had invested around $1.5 billion in the cryptocurrency.

在特斯拉公司表示已经在比特币上投资了大约15亿美元后，黄金似乎也从比特币的再次上涨中得到了一些启示。

In its 2020 annual report, Tesla also said it may invest in "certain alternative reserve assets including digital assets, gold bullion, gold exchange-traded funds and other assets as specified in the future."

特斯拉在其2020年年度报告中还表示，它可能会投资“某些另类储备资产，包括数字资产、黄金、黄金交易所交易基金和未来指定的其他资产。”

But "Bitcoin and old have been basically uncorrelated. The current surge in Bitcoin may be adding to the sentiment, but is not a primary driver," BMO's Wong said.

但“比特币和旧币基本上是不相关的。目前比特币的激增可能会增加人气，但不是主要驱动因素。”

An interest in asset classes that are a store of value such as gold and silver, after Tesla's Bitcoin purchase, is helping prices, said David Meger, director of metals trading at High Ridge Futures.

High Ridge Futures金属交易主管戴维•梅杰(David Meger)表示，在特斯拉购买比特币之后，投资者对黄金和白银等具有价值储存作用的资产类别产生了兴趣，这有助于推高价格。

Meanwhile, spot silver gained 2.4% to $27.48 an ounce and platinum rose 3.8% to $1,166.24, while palladium eased 0.1% to $2,334.25.

与此同时，现货银上涨2.4%，至每盎司27.48美元;现货铂金上涨3.8%，至每盎司1,166.24美元;现货钯金下跌0.1%，至每盎司2,334.25美元。

(Reporting by Shreyansi Singh in Bengaluru; Additional reporting by K. Sathya Narayanan; Editing by Paul Simao and Bernadette Baum)

(Shreyansi Singh在班加罗尔报道;K. Sathya Narayanan补充报道;保罗·西芒和伯纳黛特·鲍姆编辑)