Gold rises above $4,070 an ounce, silver gains nearly 1% after US Fed holds rates

Gold climbed above $4,070 an ounce and silver gained nearly 1% following the US Federal Reserve's decision to hold interest rates steady. The hold keeps policy rates at their current level rather than delivering a cut, which narrows the expected path of real yields and limits the rise in the opportunity cost of holding non-yielding bullion. Precious metals are most directly exposed through real-rate and dollar channels, since gold and silver tend to respond to shifts in real yields and to the dollar's relative strength, with silver typically showing higher beta to these moves than gold. The dollar index is the key transmission point to watch, as a firm or softening greenback will determine how much of the metals' gain persists. Traders should watch the next US consumer price index release and any Fed speaker commentary on the timing of future cuts, as inflation data will shape whether the rate path expectations that supported the move hold.

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