Gold held near its highest level this month, as the dollar continued its retreat on more hawkish rhetoric from the European Central Bank and expectations that inflation may have peaked in the US.
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Powell’s New Guidance: Higher Rates for Longer to Beat Inflation
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell issued a fresh warning to investors doubting his resolve to fight inflation: interest rates are heading higher and will stay there “for some time.”
Breaking: Fed’s Powell says restoring price stability to require a restrictive policy stance for ‘some time’
US Federal Reserve (Fed) President Jerome Powell is delivering opening remarks and speaking about the policy outlook at the central bank’s annual Jackson Hole Economic Symposium, in Wyoming.
Gold Price Forecast: China Can Recover From The crisis of Recession
Gold Price Forecast: Expectations that China may overcome the recession woes and Fed’s Powell may repeat his cautious statements at the Jackson Hole also seemed to have tested the DXY bulls. “Various Chinese state media agencies are coming to the rescue of the local currency, the yuan, after the recent depreciation, justifying that the country’s strong exports should offset a stronger dollar and hawkish Fed rate hikes,” mentioned Reuters on Wednesday. Concerns about China become important for gold traders due to the dragon nation’s status as one of the world’s largest gold consumers.
Fed hikes policy rate by 75 bps to 2.25-2.5%, as expected
The US Federal Reserve on Wednesday announced that it had lifted the policy rate, federal funds rate, by 75 bps to the range of 2.25-2.5%. This decision came in line with the market expectation.
फेड पूर्वानुमान: अमेरिकी केंद्रीय बैंक को एक और 75 आधार अंक वृद्धि पर सहमत
फेड पूर्वानुमान: मई के बाद से सबसे बड़ा साप्ताहिक लाभ पोस्ट करने के बाद सोना स्थिर रहा क्योंकि निवेशकों ने सख्त अमेरिकी मौद्रिक नीति और आर्थिक मंदी पर चिंताओं की संभावनाओं को तौला।
Spot Gold Price Forecast: Next Crucial Support Near the $1,712 Level
Spot Gold Price Forecast: The combination of diverging forces held back traders from placing aggressive bets and led to subdued price moves for the third successive day on Monday. Nevertheless, the bias still seems tilted in favour of bearish traders as the focus now shifts to the latest US consumer inflation figures, due on Wednesday. Apart from this, the US monthly Retail Sales data and Prelim Michigan Consumer Sentiment on Friday will influence the USD price dynamics. Traders will further take cues from the broader market risk sentiment to grab short-term opportunities around gold.
The Fed does not want to induce a recession but is there any choice?
“There is no sign I can see of a broader slowdown in the economy…We are not trying to induce a recession,” Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.
Powell speech: Economy is very strong, labour markets extremely tight, inflation well above goal
Powell speech: Fed Chair Jerome Powell said in his post-FOMC meeting press conference on Wednesday that the US economy is very strong and the Fed thus expects to reduce the size of its balance sheet.
Breaking: Fed lifts Fed funds target rate by 25bps to 0.25-0.50% as expected, signals more hikes to come
The US Federal Reserve announced on Wednesday that the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) had voted to lift the Federal Funds Rate (FFR) target range to 0.25-0.50% from 0.00-0.25%, as expected. In the Fed’s updated statement on monetary policy, it signaled that further rate hikes would be appropriate, as expected.