- Gold shot higher after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a double-dose of 50 bps.
- The precious metal failed to hang onto gains and topples before recovering again on Thursday.
- Gold’s limited upside could be due to the Fed’s general assessment of the US economy as doing fine.
Gold (XAU/USD) edges higher and trades back in the $2,580s on Thursday after falling to the $2,540s following the US State Reserve (Fed) decision on interest rates the prior day.
The yellow metal popped to a new record high of $2,600 on Wednesday before quickly falling back following the much-anticipated Fed meeting, at which they decided to implement a 50 basis point (0.50%) cut to the fed funds rate. This lowers the Fed’s base rate to a range of 4.75%-5.25% from 5.25%-5.50% previously.
Gold peaks after Fed meets
Gold hit a record high of $2,600 after the Fed went ahead with a 50 bps rate cut on Wednesday, although the yellow metal failed to sustain its new highs. Several analysts explained the lack of volatility (financial asset prices changed only modestly after the announcement) due to the Fed’s easing cycle having already been priced in by financial markets ahead of the event.
Gold hit a record high of $2,600
s the easing cycle already priced in?” opined Thomas Mathews, Head of Markets, Asia Pacific for Capital Economics in a note on Thursday. “Markets barely reacted to the Fed’s 50 bps rate cut, on balance, and our base case is that further cuts won’t move the needle too much either.”
Gold upside may have been capped by the basically clean bill of health assigned to the US economy by the Fed. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth forecasts were only slightly revised down to 2.0% in 2024 from 2.1% previously and is expected to remain at that level until the end of 2027.
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