Daily digest market movers: Fed rate cut bets on watch
Chinese consumption stocks rise as the nation’s annual political gathering wraps up with support for domestic demand. Hong Kong jewelers lead the gains, bolstered by haven demand for Gold proxies, Bloomberg reports.
Wall Street is growing angsty as investors become increasingly unnerved by whipsawing tariff policy, sticky inflation, and the unknown pace of the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) interest-rate easing. Market forecasters at banks, including JPMorgan Chase & Co. and RBC Capital Markets, have tempered bullish calls for 2025 as Trump’s tariffs stoke fears of slowing economic growth, Bloomberg reports.
The CME Fedwatch Tool sees a 97.0% chance for no interest rate changes in the upcoming Fed meeting on March 19. The chances of a rate cut at the May 7 meeting currently stand at 39.5%.
Technical Analysis: CPI could trigger domino effect in US yields
Relentless – that is wording that comes to mind when thinking about both the headlines on tariffs and the move in Gold this week. The Monday dip was bought eagerly, while Bullion now makes its way to test the monthly cap around $2,930. Once that level breaks, a move toward a new all-time high is back in the cards.
Gold is back above the $2,900 round level and, from an intraday technical perspective, it is back above the daily Pivot Point at $2,906. Gold is on its way to the R1 resistance near $2,931, converging with last week’s highs. Once through there, the intraday R2 resistance at $2,947 comes into focus on the upside ahead of the all-time high of $2,956.
On the downside, the Wednesday Pivot Point stands at $2,906. In case that level breaks, look at the S1 support around $2,890. The S2 support at $2,864, coinciding with the February 12 low, should avoid any further downturn.
Chinese consumption stocks rise as the nation’s annual political gathering wraps up with support for domestic demand. Hong Kong jewelers lead the gains, bolstered by haven demand for Gold proxies, Bloomberg reports.
Wall Street is growing angsty as investors become increasingly unnerved by whipsawing tariff policy, sticky inflation, and the unknown pace of the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) interest-rate easing. Market forecasters at banks, including JPMorgan Chase & Co. and RBC Capital Markets, have tempered bullish calls for 2025 as Trump’s tariffs stoke fears of slowing economic growth, Bloomberg reports.
The CME Fedwatch Tool sees a 97.0% chance for no interest rate changes in the upcoming Fed meeting on March 19. The chances of a rate cut at the May 7 meeting currently stand at 39.5%.
Technical Analysis: CPI could trigger domino effect in US yields
Relentless – that is wording that comes to mind when thinking about both the headlines on tariffs and the move in Gold this week. The Monday dip was bought eagerly, while Bullion now makes its way to test the monthly cap around $2,930. Once that level breaks, a move toward a new all-time high is back in the cards.
Gold is back above the $2,900 round level and, from an intraday technical perspective, it is back above the daily Pivot Point at $2,906. Gold is on its way to the R1 resistance near $2,931, converging with last week’s highs. Once through there, the intraday R2 resistance at $2,947 comes into focus on the upside ahead of the all-time high of $2,956.
On the downside, the Wednesday Pivot Point stands at $2,906. In case that level breaks, look at the S1 support around $2,890. The S2 support at $2,864, coinciding with the February 12 low, should avoid any further downturn.
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