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Gold And Copper Prices Decline Before The Fed Meeting

Skylar Williams

Feb 01, 2023 14:59

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As markets expected fresh monetary policy signals from a series of major central bank meetings this week, beginning with the Federal Reserve later in the day, gold and copper prices declined modestly on Wednesday.


The Federal Reserve is widely anticipated to increase interest rates by 25 basis points later today. However, the central bank's perspective on monetary policy will be keenly monitored, as investors await Chair Jerome Powell's response to recent signs of strength in the U.S. economy and a recent rebound on global financial markets.


Gold got off to a solid start in 2023, gaining 5.7% in January on mounting wagers that the Federal Reserve will moderate its hawkish posture in the coming months. The yellow metal also benefited from a surge in demand for safe-haven assets as fears of an impending global recession grew.


Spot gold declined 0.1% to $1,926.94 per ounce, while April gold futures fell 0.2% to $1,940.10 per ounce as of 19:20 EST (00:20 GMT). Gold prices have risen dramatically over the previous three months, but their next move will likely be dictated by the Federal Reserve.


In anticipation of the central bank, metal markets have been more cautious in light of the recent rally. During the last three trading sessions, gold has moved less than 0.3% in each direction.


Other precious metals also declined in value. Futures for platinum lost 0.3% to $1,017.15 per ounce, while futures for silver fell 0.4% to $23.742 per ounce.


This week, the dollar stabilized after recent losses, further squeezing commodity markets. Both the European Central Bank and the Bank of England are expected to raise interest rates by 50 basis points each on Thursday.


Copper prices declined in expectation of additional signs of economic improvement in China, the largest importer of the red metal in the world.


In early Wednesday trading, the price of futures for high-grade copper slipped 0.2% to $4.2165 per pound.


The price of the red metal increased on Tuesday following the release of government statistics indicating that Chinese economic activity revived substantially in January after the country softened its tough anti-COVID rules.


Now, the markets are awaiting statistics from the private sector to corroborate this trend.


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