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Silver touches new highs on Chinese demand.
Silver reaches a new all-time high, with increased predictions that the US Federal Reserve would further lower interest rates. Additionally, Chinese inventories have fallen to decade lows, which has led to large exports to London to alleviate supply constraints.
Elevated rate cut expectations boost precious metal prices.
Gold and silver rose to over two-week highs, as the dollar declined and the opportunity cost of storing bullion decreased due to predictions of a looser US policy. Three more cuts are expected before the end of 2026, and markets currently price in an 85% chance of a 25-basis-point cut in December, a significant increase from approximately 30% a week ago.
US Treasury yield declines on heightened rate cut expectations.
10-year US Treasury yields have decreased 3.5% during the past four days, coming back to 4.00% level, amid heightened rate cut expectations.
Precious metals are dancing to the tunes of rate cut bets.
Gold and silver prices rebounded after dovish remarks from Fed governors rekindled hopes of a U.S. rate cut in December, reaching their highest level in over a week despite a strong dollar.
Precious metals stabilize as FED rate cut hopes dim.
The mixed U.S. job data and the uncertainty around the Federal Reserve’s next policy decision caused gold and silver prices to trade in a range but with a bearish tilt
Precious metals subdued on strong US Jobs data.
A better-than-expected U.S. jobs data has strengthened predictions that the Federal Reserve would not lower interest rates at its December meeting, which has caused precious metals to trade mutedly.
Precious metals eye the Nonfarm payroll data for further direction.
Following the release of the minutes from the Federal Reserve’s most recent meeting, gold and silver prices are consolidating, and market players are keeping their attention on impending economic data in search of additional hints regarding the direction of U.S. interest rates.
Precious metals rebound on safe-haven demand.
Gold and silver rebounded due to safe-haven demand, while investors awaited the minutes of the Federal Reserve’s most recent policy meeting and the U.S. jobs report, which could provide additional insight into the central bank’s interest rate trajectory.
Precious metals fall on reduced rate cut bets.
Gold and silver experience steep selloffs as investors await hints on the Federal Reserve’s policy course from a succession of US economic data releases this week, marking the fourth consecutive session of losses amid waning hopes for a US interest rate cut.
Do nothing when you do not know what to do
Last week’s larger market sell-off, which was triggered by hawkish comments from U.S. Federal Reserve officials that dampened expectations for a December interest rate cut, caused gold prices to drop 2.5% and silver prices to drop 5.5%. In the meantime, the Federal Reserve is citing the shutdown blackout as justification for maintaining unchanged interest rates in December. Naturally, this is in line with the proverb, “Do nothing when you do not know what to do.”
Precious metals remain elevated on hopes that US data will boost FED rate cut bets.
The dollar’s decline and the uncertainty surrounding the backlog of official data following the US government’s 43-day reopening have helped gold prices rise 4.8% so far this week.