Gold Price Forecast: XAU/USD pops and drops on Federal Reserve interest rate decision

Gold price rallies to session highs on the Federal Reserve statement and interest rate decision.
Gold price prints a high of $1,966.55 and pulls back ahead of Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell´s presser.

Ross J Burland FXStreet

Gold price rallies some $20.00 on the knee-jerk reaction to the Federal Reserve´s interest rate decision and statement. At the time of writing, Gold price is trading near $1,962 and up 1.14% on the day from a low of $1,934.

Federal Reserve hikes rates by 25 bps, as expected but the Fed statement deleted reference to 'ongoing increases' in rates. Ahead of the decision, the money markets were pricing in a year-end target rate of 4.36%. This has dropped in volatile reactions to the statement to 4.26%.

Key points so far

The median forecast shows rates at 5.1% end-2023, 4.3% end-2024.
'Some additional policy firming may be appropriate.'
FOMC deletes reference to ongoing increases.
US banks are sound, resilient but events to weigh on growth.
Likely to see tighter credit conditions that weigh on economic activity, hiring and inflation.

Next up will be the Federal Reserve´s chairman Jerome Powell whop will speak to the press.

Fed hikes policy rate by 25 bps as expected, focus shifts to Powell – LIVE

Gold price technical analysis

(Daily and H1 charts, ahead of the Fed, above and below respectively)

Gold price reaction to the Fed

On the knee-jerk to the decision, Gold price rallied as follows:

(5-min charts)

The price popped and dropped as markets await Fed´s Powell.

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Ross J Burland

FXStreet

Ross J Burland, born in England, UK, is a sportsman at heart. He played Rugby and Judo for his county, Kent and the South East of England Rugby team.

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