Dead ends ahead for Silver

With the fundamental roadblocks adding up, silver confronts a bearishoutlook at nearly every turn.

With the FOMC’s hawked-up SEP and Powell’s inflation focus upending severalrisk assets, rising real interestrates continue to weaken silver’s bull thesis. And with the Fed chief promising more of the same on Sep. 20, higher interest rates and/or a recession are both bullish for the USD Index. Powell said:

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Gold (XAU/USD), Silver (XAG/USD) Technical Hurdles

Gold (XAU/USD), Silver (XAG/USD) Technical Hurdles: The US Fed meeting was the focus this week and the Fed certainly did not disappoint. An upgrade to the Fed projections saw the Central Bank send a hawkish message as it changed its forecast for rate cuts in 2024, 100bps priced in June down to 50bps at this week’s meeting. At the same time growth forecast were upgraded while the Fed also see the labor market remaining robust.

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