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Gold lost about $18 after the Fed's quarter-point hike, with spot near $1,183.5 in early European trade on Friday. A sharp rally in the dollar index, which rose 0.75% on the day, drove the decline.
A sharp dollar rally makes dollar-priced commodities more expensive for holders of other currencies, which can soften import demand. The move is a routine price reaction with limited direct effect on feed supply.
goldmoney.comAlasdair MacleodSep 28, 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.
