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Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said at Jackson Hole that the time has come for the central bank to cut interest rates. The dollar index fell 0.8% against its rivals and US 10-year yields declined after the speech.
Gold rose more than 1% as the move made the metal more attractive to holders of other currencies.
A signal of imminent US rate cuts weakens the dollar and lowers yields, which tends to support dollar-priced commodities and lift demand for hard assets.
reuters.comAnushree Ashish MukherjeeAug 23, 2024After 1,637 past bearish macro events, US Dollar (Broad) moved a median -0.2% over 5 sessions (39% higher; middle half -0.6% to +0.3%), and -0.2% 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.
