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Gold and silver slipped after the Fed cut rates by a quarter point to 2.00%-2.25%, the first cut since the 2008 financial crisis. The benchmark two-year yield rose to 1.84% and the 10-year to 2.03%.
A stronger dollar and higher yields reduce the appeal of non-yielding assets and tighten dollar-based commodity pricing, a modest bearish signal for feed commodities.
investingnews.comNicole RashotteJul 31, 2019After 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.
