IC Markets
Gold and the Fed
2:01 · 6 chapters · gold trading series, part 8
What you'll learn
How US interest rates and Fed meetings move gold: real yields, why surprises matter more than the decision, and what happens on Fed day, step by step.
Go further with our gold trading guide, size a trade with the free gold lot size calculator, or see these ideas on today's chart in our daily gold analysis.
- Key point 1
- The Fed holds eight scheduled meetings a year
- Key point 2
- Higher real yields often weigh on gold; lower ones often support it
- Key point 3
- Gold often reacts more to surprises than to the decision itself
- Key point 4
- Statement at 2:00 pm, press conference at 2:30 pm, New York time
- Key point 5
- On Fed day: smaller size or flat, and never widen a stop
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The rest of the gold series
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