Gold futures for August delivery reversed early losses on July 26 after the Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged and said it would begin shrinking its balance sheet relatively soon. Speculative short positions had reached their highest level since December 2015, and the dollar weakened after the statement.
A weaker dollar makes dollar-denominated metals cheaper for foreign buyers and tends to lift commodity prices broadly. Gold itself is not a feed input, so the direct effect for feed buyers is through the dollar.
Tras 1637 eventos bajista de macro pasados, Dólar estadounidense (amplio) se movió una mediana de -0,2 % en 5 sesiones (39% al alza; mitad central entre -0,6 % y +0,3 %), y -0,2 % en 20.
Variaciones de la referencia de cada materia prima desde el último cierre antes del evento. Las lecturas históricas agrupan eventos pasados del mismo tipo; describen lo ocurrido, no lo que ocurrirá. No es asesoramiento de inversión.