Fed’s October Policy Decision and the Precious Metals Market - Sunsirs

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The article argues the Fed’s October hold, combined with market pricing for a December hike, keeps precious metals under a policy-watch regime: a surprise hold would likely push Treasury yields and the dollar lower, while an expected hike should be mostly priced in. It says the bigger divergence risk is whether the Fed adds another 25 bps in January 2027, which would extend the tightening cycle and amplify the impact of inflation prints and any oil-led geopolitical shock.

For metals, the piece is bullish on gold and bearish on silver. It says COMEX gold has repeatedly held the $4,000/oz area after brief liquidity-driven breaks, has rebounded to about $4,050/oz, and could consolidate above $4,000 before moving toward $4,200/oz over the next two months; Shanghai gold is cited at 865-875 yuan/gram. Silver is described as weaker because industrial demand is softening, with the author preferring gold as the main allocation choice.