The two-day FOMC meeting begins Tuesday morning and ends Wednesday afternoon with a statement. The FOMC is expected to slightly raise U.S. interest rates at this meeting. Fed Chairman Jerome Powell will also hold a press conference after the meeting. As usual, the marketplace will parse the Fed’s wording for clues on the pace of future Fed rate hikes and the Fed’s inflation expectations.
Silver Rates
Gold Prices Edge Higher on Jewellers’ Buying, Silver Rates Fall – Gold Silver Reports (GSR)
Meanwhile, physical gold buying waned in major Asian centres last week as bullion prices rebounded from recent lows, with dealers in India offering the metal at a discount for the first time in over a month as an uptick in local rates moderated demand.
Gold Prices Up for 3rd Day in Row, Silver Rates Gain
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – Global spot gold rate was steady at $1,213.05 an ounce, as of 0650 GMT, after hitting as high as $1217.85 in early trade. US gold futures were down 0.2% at $1,221.4 an ounce. Gold prices had rebounded on Friday from a 17-month low of $1,204 per ounce as dollar slipped after data showed US job growth slowed in July.