The recent narrative has been a tough headwind for gold as bonds continued their sell-off in the first two weeks of August. Expectations of higher rates needed for longer to…
Over the month of August, there has been a mixed picture for the US economy. Yes, the last NFP showed jobs being added to the US economy at the second…
On average, gold has gained 1.87% through the month of August. The months of July and August tend to be strong for gold seasonally and the appeal of gold could…
The last Fed meeting played out as anticipated. With June’s CPI data coming in lower than expected the Fed is feeling it could start to see a genuine pathway back…
The US Core PCE is the Fed’s preferred measure of inflation. This means that it will be highly influential for the Fed with regard to the ultimate terminal rate. The…
Short-term interest rate markets are pricing in nearly a 100% chance of a Fed hike on Wednesday this week when the Fed meets. Interest rates are expected to rise to…
This is what markets want to know, is the expected 25 bps rate hike on Wednesday the last hike in the current cycle from the Federal Reserve? Ever since the…
Gold and silver both enjoyed a surge higher on the weak US CPI print from last Wednesday, July 12th, as could be anticipated. The headline came in below expectations at…
Gold prices have been rising since the low US CPI print last week. The prospect of lower inflation increased the chances of the Fed holding rates for September’s meeting (July’s…
The US CPI print on Wednesday at 13:30 UK time sits in a light calendar week for US data. The CPI print is likely to draw significant attention tomorrow to…