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10-year Treasury yield below 1% means Fed ‘hasn’t gone far enough’ — analysts

(Kitco News) – The 10-year Treasury yield dropping below 1% for the first time means that the market thinks the Federal Reserve might not be done easing after an emergency 50 basis point cut, according to analysts.

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Fed failed to calm markets; VIX returns to highest level since 2011 and extreme fear is back

(Kitco News) – The CBOE Volatility Index (VIX), a popular gauge of market fear, has returned to nine-year highs after falling briefly after Monday’s stock market rebound.

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Gold, silver prices surge amid Fed gambit to cut U.S. rates

(Kitco News) – Gold and silver prices are sharply higher in midday U.S. futures trading Tuesday, with gold now gaining back all of Friday’s big losses.

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‘Shock-and-awe’ Fed rate cut bullish for gold

(Kitco News) – Gold futures soared Tuesday after the Federal Reserve announced a 50-basis-point rate cut in an attempt to head off economic damage from the coronavirus outbreak, and analysts say they see still more upside potential for the yellow metal…

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A spooked Fed

(Kitco News) – We have been telling our clients, who were concerned about the drop in metals against the back-drop of a collapsing global equity space, that the reaction was a normal pattern.

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Gold prices power higher on Fed gambit to lower U.S. interest rates

(Kitco News) – Gold prices are trading sharply higher in late-morning action Tuesday, following the surprise announcement from the Federal Reserve that it is lowering its benchmark interest rate—the Fed funds rate—by 0.5%.

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Gold price shoots higher after Federal Reserves surprises with 50-basis point cut

(Kitco News) – Gold prices have shot higher after the Federal Reserve surprised markets with a 50 basis-point cut Tuesday morning.

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LBMA: gold ounces transferred daily declines in January

(Kitco News) – The amount of gold and silver transferred between accounts of London Bullion Market Association members fell during January, the organization reported Tuesday.

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TD Securities ups gold forecast, sees $1,700/oz average in 4Q

(Kitco News) – TD Securities has hiked its gold forecast, looking for the metal to average $1,700 an ounce in the fourth quarter and potentially trade as high as $1,800 at some point.

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FXTM: ‘fundamentals remain in favor of the bulls’ in gold

(Kitco News) – Gold has bounced this week after experiencing its worst single-day decline since 2013 on last Friday.

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