Gold price is still on the retreat. Attention is turning to the rate hike decision to be taken by the US Federal Reserve. If FOMC Chairman Jerome Powell's comments on the policy outlook suggest a possible 50 bps hike in the future, the yellow metal could suffer further weakness, strategists at Commerzbank report.
“We regard the slide in the gold price to be excessive given that the war in Ukraine is continuing and the conflict is still far from resolved.”
“It seems certain that the Fed will raise interest rates for the first time since the end of 2018, in all likelihood by 25 basis points. A bigger rate hike by 50 basis points is probably off the table due to the uncertainty generated by the war in Ukraine.”
“At his most recent testimony before Congress, Fed Chair Powell had hinted that a bigger rate hike of 50 basis points might be possible at some point during the cycle. If Powell were to repeat this comment, gold might come under further pressure despite the interest rate expectations that are already priced in.”
See – Fed Preview: Forecasts from 14 major banks, raising rates but with a huge asterisk related to the war
© 2000-2024. All rights reserved.
This site is managed by Teletrade D.J. LLC 2351 LLC 2022 (Euro House, Richmond Hill Road, Kingstown, VC0100, St. Vincent and the Grenadines).
The information on this website is for informational purposes only and does not constitute any investment advice.
The company does not serve or provide services to customers who are residents of the US, Canada, Iran, The Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Yemen and FATF blacklisted countries.
Making transactions on financial markets with marginal financial instruments opens up wide possibilities and allows investors who are willing to take risks to earn high profits, carrying a potentially high risk of losses at the same time. Therefore you should responsibly approach the issue of choosing the appropriate investment strategy, taking the available resources into account, before starting trading.
Use of the information: full or partial use of materials from this website must always be referenced to TeleTrade as the source of information. Use of the materials on the Internet must be accompanied by a hyperlink to teletrade.org. Automatic import of materials and information from this website is prohibited.
Please contact our PR department if you have any questions or need assistance at pr@teletrade.global.