Gold Staged a Reversal that Caught many Investors by Surprise

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On Wednesday (July 29), gold staged a reversal that caught many investors by surprise. Before the Federal Reserve announced it would keep interest rates unchanged, gold prices came under pressure and weakened, even falling below the $4,000 mark during the session.

However, once the Federal Reserve confirmed that it would keep the target range for the federal funds rate unchanged at 3.50% to 3.75%, spot gold surged rapidly, briefly reaching $4,116 per ounce—its highest level since July 23. By the close of trading that day, spot gold had risen 0.94% to settle at $4,066.13 per ounce. During early Asian trading on Thursday (July 30), gold prices continued their upward trend, briefly touching the $4,100 mark, with a gain of approximately 0.84%.

What makes this trend particularly noteworthy is its “anomaly” relative to market fundamentals—Federal Reserve Chair Wash sent a fairly hawkish signal during the press conference, and three FOMC members even voted in favor of an immediate rate hike, yet gold not only failed to decline but actually led a rally across the asset class! $Gold - main 2612(GCmain)$$XAU/USD(XAUUSD.FOREX)$

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