# Gold falls over 1% after Fed keeps rates steady, strong US data

> 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%.

- Date: 2025-07-30 · published 2025-07-30T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/23661-gold-falls-over-1-after-fed-keeps-rates-steady-strong-us-data
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

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.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2024-04-18 | [US dollar gains after strong data, Fed comments on rate cuts](https://feedsoft.ai/events/12555-us-dollar-gains-after-strong-data-fed-comments-on-rate-cuts.md) | -0.1% | -1.4% |
| DXY | 2022-12-04 | [Oil falls over 3% after data raises Fed interest rate worries \| Reuters](https://feedsoft.ai/events/38137-oil-falls-over-3-after-data-raises-fed-interest-rate-worries-reuters.md) | +0.3% | +0.1% |
| DXY | 2025-01-29 | [US dollar firms against peers after Fed holds rates steady](https://feedsoft.ai/events/26413-us-dollar-firms-against-peers-after-fed-holds-rates-steady.md) | -0.1% | -0.8% |
| DXY | 2023-07-27 | [Global equities fall, dollar rises after strong U.S. data, rate hikes](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34961-global-equities-fall-dollar-rises-after-strong-u-s-data-rate-hikes.md) | +1.2% | +1.9% |
| DXY | 2026-04-29 | [Silver declines as Fed keeps interest rates steady, yields and USD strengthen](https://feedsoft.ai/events/19647-silver-declines-as-fed-keeps-interest-rates-steady-yields-and-usd-strengthen.md) | -0.1% | +0.3% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/world/china/gold-falls-over-1-after-fed-keeps-rates-steady-strong-us-data-2025-07-30/

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