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Gold fell more than 1% after the Fed held rates steady in a 9-2 split vote and strong US private payrolls data came in. Spot silver dropped 3.2% and platinum fell 6.6%.
Strong US data and a firm Fed reduce the case for near-term easing, supporting the dollar and pressuring metals; for feed buyers the effect runs mainly through dollar strength and macro sentiment rather than feed grains directly.
reuters.comSherin Elizabeth VargheseJul 30, 2025After 2,356 past bullish macro events, US Dollar (Broad) moved a median +0.2% over 5 sessions (60% higher; middle half -0.3% to +0.7%), and +0.4% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
