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Gold slipped as the dollar firmed after the Federal Reserve raised rates and signaled four more increases by end-2019 plus one in 2020. Spot gold fell 0.3% to $1,188.41, near its lowest since mid-August.
A stronger dollar and higher real yields raise the opportunity cost of holding non-yielding bullion, weighing on gold prices. For feed buyers this is macro noise with little direct effect on feed grain or protein prices, though a firmer dollar can pressure dollar-priced grains.
cnbc.comReutersOct 1, 2018After 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.
