Gold: Real rate suppression behind structural bid – TDS
|Market participants need look no further than the price action in gold, to observe how the Fed's asymmetric reaction function is translating in markets, according to strategists at TD Securities.
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“While the market may be expecting global reflation, albeit delayed by the coronavirus, global central banks have a particularly low bar to cut rates as the Fed, in particular, is aggressively trying to stimulate inflation.”
“This real rate suppression is behind the structural bid in gold — and, the market is catching on, with ETF holdings breaking new ground and money manager positioning still extended.”
“We reiterate that this theme will remain a driver of asset prices in 2020, suggesting that gold's bull market is still young.”
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