Bitcoin remains range-bound around $88,000, but traders are bracing for potential volatility and downside risk. Historically, Bitcoin has reacted negatively around FOMC meetings with around 9% drop the last time. Crypto chart analyst Ali Martinez noted that in 2025, BTC fell after seven of eight Fed decisions. A 15% spike in May 2025 was the exception.
Gold didn't rally on CPI prints. Call it the Greenland Tax. For decades, gold traded on interest rates and real yields. Greenland shouldn't move trillion-dollar markets. Gold is reacting to the weaponization of geography?not to inflation. In this regime, gold isn't just a metal. Each territorial flare-up, tariff threat, or alliance fracture adds an invisible premium to bullion.
Some of the biggest names in finance and politics made headlines this week. Scott Bessent, the U.S. Treasury Secretary, criticized the Federal Reserve for several ethical lapses and policy missteps. Bessent pointed to ?mistimed asset purchases? as the primary reason for the $100 billion annual loss.
American households are starting 2026 on firmer footing, with sentiment ticking up to its highest level in five months and inflation worries slipping to levels not seen since early 2025, just as food prices tumble across grocery aisles.
Goldman Sachs has raised its end-2026 gold price forecast to $5,400 per ounce from $4,900, citing strengthening structural demand for the metal. "The rally has accelerated since 2025 because central banks started competing for limited bullion with private sector investors," analysts Daan Struyven and Lina Thomas wrote in a Thursday note, according to Business Insider.
The rise of artificial intelligence continues to accelerate, with relentless demand now deepening the global memory chip shortage. In addition, we now have the Federal Reserve actively tracking AI's contribution to GDP growth. And when it comes to the advisory office, AI is there too.
iShares Silver Trust (SLV) shares are dipping on Thursday, pulling back from recent record gains as investors take profits following silver?s surge. Silver surged to fresh all?time highs earlier this week, fueled by rising political tension around Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and growing instability in the Middle East.
Neel Kashkari, President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis, voiced optimism about the U.S. economy, forecasting sustained growth and easing inflation.
iShares Silver Trust (SLV) shares are trading higher on Wednesday. What To Know: Powell revealed in a video posted Sunday night that the Federal Reserve has received grand jury subpoenas, calling them threats of criminal indictment tied to his congressional testimony about the Fed's $2.5 billion headquarters renovation.
In general the bond market is volatile, and fixed income securities carry interest rate risk. (As interest rates rise, bond prices usually fall, and vice versa. This effect is usually more pronounced for longer-term securities.) Fixed income securities also carry inflation risk and credit and default risks for both issuers and counterparties. Unlike individual bonds, most bond funds do not have a maturity date, so avoiding losses caused by price volatility by holding them until maturity is not possible.
Lower-quality debt securities generally offer higher yields, but also involve greater risk of default or price changes due to potential changes in the credit quality of the issuer. Any fixed income security sold or redeemed prior to maturity may be subject to loss.
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