President Donald Trump called the Federal Reserve his “biggest threat,” again criticizing the central bank for endangering economic growth through interest-rate hikes.
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Trump says the Federal Reserve has ‘GONE CRAZY’ by Continuing to Raise Interest Rates
President Donald Trump knocked the Federal Reserve for continuing to raise interest rates despite some recent market turbulence.
Gold Prices Inch Up as Investors look for Bargains – Gold Silver Reports
US gold futures were up 0.1 per cent at $1,200.40 an ounce.
Gold Fundamentals Reports
Spot gold had risen 0.2 per cent to $1,196.21 as of 0057 GMT. On Wednesday, the metal touched its lowest since September 11 at $1,190.93 an ounce.
Fed Raises Key Rate to Range of 2% to 2.25%, Keeps Forecast for 4 Hikes in 2018
The Federal Reserve said Wednesday that it sees the federal funds rate at 2.4 percent by the end of 2018, unchanged from its June forecast.
Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement – September 26, 2018
Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in August indicates that the labor market has continued to strengthen and that economic activity has been rising at a strong rate. Job gains have been strong, on average, in recent months, and the unemployment rate has stayed low. Household spending and business fixed investment have grown strongly.
Fed Expected to Hike Rates Twice More This Year and then Risk a ‘Policy Mistake’ – Gold Silver Reports
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) — A full 98 percent of the 46 respondents, who include economists, fund managers and strategists, see the Fed hiking rates a quarter point this week to a new range of 2 to 2¼ percent. And 96 percent believe another quarter-point hike is coming in December.