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Gold gave up its early gains on June 13, 2018 after the Federal Reserve raised its benchmark rate by a quarter point. Spot gold traded near $1,294 an ounce while the dollar hit a three-week high against a basket of currencies.
The rate hike and firmer dollar reduce the appeal of dollar-priced commodities, so this is a broad headwind for commodity prices rather than a direct feed-market driver.
cnbc.comReutersJun 13, 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.
