US Federal Reserve

Gold holds near $4,500 as US Treasury buyback sends bond yields lower

2026-08-20T00:28:17.000Z
The move also pushed yields on the 30-year bond lower by as much as 10 basis points to 5.18%, moving it away from its highest level since 2007.

Bessent deploys debt buybacks in sign of concern over yield rise

2026-08-19T22:49:51.000Z
The Fed is expected to hold its policy rate steady again at its Sept 15-16 meeting.

US Fed policymakers’ inflation concerns increased at July meeting, minutes show

2026-08-19T22:46:34.000Z
Gold’s recovery above the key US$4,000-an-ounce threshold in recent weeks has been driven by renewed investor appetite and an increase in central bank purchases.

Gold rises towards two-month high of US$4,400 as weak US retail data weighs on US dollar

2026-08-17T05:14:34.000Z
Prices of precious metals have been volatile in the past year.

Gold, silver, platinum and palladium: What Singapore investors should know about these precious metals

2026-08-17T05:01:07.000Z
Is BOJ’s rate hike a reactive measure to contain the yen’s ongoing volatility?

Records, rate cuts and the yen’s reckoning

2026-08-14T09:46:00.000Z
MSCI’s Asia-Pacific equity index rose 0.8%, with chipmakers Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix the biggest contributors. 

Asian stocks rise as rate hike bets ease, South Korea’s Kospi Index rallies 3.7%

2026-08-13T05:34:33.000Z
Traders now price in a 40% chance of a rate hike at the Fed’s September meeting, down from about 54% a week before, said the CME FedWatch Tool. 

Gold pauses after tame US inflation fuels rally to over two-month peak

2026-08-13T04:16:46.000Z
Gold has rallied above the US$4,000-an-ounce support threshold in recent weeks, with renewed investor appetite for the precious metal.

Gold advances as traders watch US inflation for rate hike clues

2026-08-12T04:19:29.000Z
US President Donald Trump (right) said he is behind Kevin Warsh (left) “100 per cent”.

Trump downplays talks with Warsh amid Fed independence doubts

2026-08-11T00:55:51.000Z