Gold

In a significant shift in monetary policy, the Federal Reserve announced a more aggressive 50-basis point rate cut following its recent Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting. This marks the first interest rate reduction since 2020 and signals a pivotal change in the central bank's monetary policy.

The recent rally in gold prices has taken a pause as investors and traders eagerly anticipate the Federal Reserve's upcoming monetary policy decision. This temporary halt in the precious metal's upward trajectory comes on the heels of a new record high, reflecting the market's cautious stance ahead of this crucial announcement.

The gold market exhibited muted action today as traders anxiously await the Federal Reserve's impending rate cut decision. With the conclusion of this week's Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting on the horizon, market participants have adopted a cautious stance, resulting in gold prices holding steady.

In a historic week for the precious metals market, gold futures have shattered records, breaching the $2600 per troy ounce threshold for the first time. As of 5 PM EDT, the most active December contract settled at $2606.20, marking a net gain of $19 or 0.73% for the day.

Speaking to MarketWatch Michael Armbruster made this profound and I believe decisively accurate statement. His quote was his sentiment based on the tremendous upside spike in gold prices today. 

Gold futures experienced a modest decline in New York and Globex trading today, with the most active December contract settling at $2,540.30, down $5.50 or 0.22% as of 5:08 PM EDT. This downturn was primarily attributed to a shift in market sentiment regarding the anticipated size of next week's Federal Reserve rate cut, rather than fluctuations in the U.S. dollar.

Gold prices have banked gains for the last two days, driven by multiple factors, with the upcoming Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting being the primary focus. The precious metal's rally comes as investors anticipate the Federal Reserve's first interest rate cut since 2020.

Gold pricing remains supported above $2500 per ounce. Propped up by central banks continuing to add the precious yellow metal to their balance sheets. In addition, there has been a surge of safe-haven demand the result of concern over geopolitical hot spots, and a steady retail demand. Combined these factors have created strong price support near gold's highest value in history.

The surge in gold of $51 on August 16 took gold futures well above $2500 per ounce for the first time in history. This effectively flipped the former level of major resistance $2510 to the current level of major support. Last Tuesday the most active December contract of gold traded to $2561.40, effectively creating the current level of major resistance. 

In Wednesday's New York and Globex trading sessions, gold prices experienced a modest uptick as the U.S. dollar weakened. As of 5:50 PM EDT, December gold futures were trading at $2,526.50 per ounce, marking a slight increase of $1.70 or 0.07%. This movement comes on the heels of last Thursday's record-setting close at $2,560.30 per ounce.