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    Gold and Silver Prices Down After FOMC Minutes

    Melissa Shaw
    Feb. 21, 2018 04:40PM PST
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    FOMC members said they expect “that economic conditions will evolve in a manner that will warrant further gradual increases in the federal funds rate.”

    Minutes released Wednesday (February 21) from the January Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting suggest rate hikes are coming soon.

    Markets responded to the news with volatility, with stocks jumping higher before receding as bond yields rose. Gold and silver prices spiked before the minutes were released, but declined sharply afterwards.

    The yellow metal fell 0.25 percent from the previous day to settle at $1,325.47 per ounce as of 3:25 p.m. PST. Similarly, silver was sitting at $16.50 per ounce at that time, down from a high of $16.70 earlier in the day.

    FOMC members noted that the actual path of the federal funds rate “will depend on the economic outlook as informed by incoming data.” However, FOMC members said they expect “that economic conditions will evolve in a manner that will warrant further gradual increases in the federal funds rate.”

    Quincy Krosby, chief market strategist at Prudential Financial, told CNBC that the committee “made it clear that you’re going to see more rate hikes [but] the question for the market now is how many.”

    The minutes show increasing confidence in the strength of the US economy, which reduces demand for gold and silver as safe-haven assets. The US dollar rose up from three-year lows this week and gold has fallen over 1 percent.

    “Almost all Fed officials expected inflation to rise to [the] 2 percent goal,” said George Gero, managing director of RBC Wealth Management.

    Investors are now waiting on minutes from the European Central Bank, which will be coming out on Thursday. Interest in physical gold also dropped this week across Asia and major consumer China due to Lunar New Year holiday celebrations.

    The next Fed meeting is on March 20, and will be the first led by new Fed Chair Jerome Powell.

    Don’t forget to follow us @INN_Resource for real-time news updates!

    Securities Disclosure: I, Melissa Shaw, hold no direct investment interest in any company mentioned in this article.

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