The Federal Reserve’s “maybe we will, maybe we won’t” regarding further shrinking of its balance sheet coupled with keeping its target rate at 2.50% was celebrated by equity investors … and gold investors (including SPDR Gold Shares).
(Bloomberg) — Gold is poised to close out January with a fourth straight monthly gain after the Federal Reserve signaled it’s done raising interest rates for a while, hurting the dollar, and as investors sought a haven against slowing growth and U.S.-China trade disputes.
Spot bullion traded at $1,321.89 an ounce at 10:33 a.m. in London after hitting $1,323.43 on Wednesday, the highest level since May, according to Bloomberg generic pricing. The precious metal is up about 3 percent this month, while the greenback’s decline in January is the most in a year.
Gold volatility remains subdued.
And yes, Powell wounded the dollar.
Yes, The Fed benefitted equity and gold investors while wounding the US Dollar.
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