Investors believe the Federal Reserve does not have strong leverage to raise interest rates.
Iran and the United States are mutually demanding reparations for losses incurred in the conflict with Iran. If, in the short term, the focus remains on astronomical monetary demands and no further escalation of hostilities occurs, investors’ risk appetite for gold is unlikely to diminish significantly. This explains why, despite a gap-up opening and steady upward trend in US crude oil prices yesterday, there was no increase in investors cashing out in the gold market to hedge against inflation. Furthermore,… … »Investors believe the Federal Reserve does not have strong leverage to raise interest rates.