# Gold price climbs after interest rates cut by Federal Reserve

> Gold futures rose 0.4% to $4,242.70 an ounce on December 11 after the Fed cut rates by 25 bps in a split vote, to a range of 3.50% to 3.75%. The Fed signaled that further borrowing cost reductions may not come soon. Analysts noted limited US investor exposure to gold ETFs.

- Date: 2025-12-11 · published 2025-12-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/21406-gold-price-climbs-after-interest-rates-cut-by-federal-reserve
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

Lower rates support gold as a non-yielding asset, but gold has no direct link to feed supply or demand. The story mainly reflects macro conditions affecting precious metals.

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2026-07-29 | [Gold price jumps as Federal Reserve leaves interest rates unchanged \| Kitco News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/18263-gold-price-jumps-as-federal-reserve-leaves-interest-rates-unchanged-kitco-news.md) | -0.9% | -2.0% |
| DXY | 2024-12-18 | [U.S. Federal Reserve cuts interest rates by another quarter point \| CBC News](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26852-u-s-federal-reserve-cuts-interest-rates-by-another-quarter-point-cbc-news.md) | +0.7% | +1.5% |
| DXY | 2018-06-13 | [Gold erases gains after Fed hikes interest rates](https://feedsoft.ai/events/64440-gold-erases-gains-after-fed-hikes-interest-rates.md) | +1.3% | +0.6% |
| DXY | 2026-03-20 | [US dollar rises after Federal Reserve leaves interest rates unchanged, while gold prices slip \| The Straits Times](https://feedsoft.ai/events/20070-us-dollar-rises-after-federal-reserve-leaves-interest-rates-unchanged-while.md) | +0.2% | -1.5% |
| DXY | 2024-08-26 | [Interest rates: US dollar sinks as traders position for rate cuts by the Federal Reserve](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28691-interest-rates-us-dollar-sinks-as-traders-position-for-rate-cuts-by-the-federal.md) | +0.7% | -0.0% |

## Sources

- uk.finance.yahoo.com: https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/gold-price-us-interest-rates-federal-reserve-oil-pound-094658564.html

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