This graph show how interest rates hikes by the U.S. Federal Reserve affect gold's price. While gold underperforms during the period leading up to rate hikes, its performance improves during the year after the interest rates increase.
Median return of gold before and after interest rate hikes of the last four Fed tightening cycles 1994-2015
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Visual Capitalist. (February 14, 2022). Median return of gold before and after interest rate hikes of the last four Fed tightening cycles 1994-2015 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved October 31, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1297411/gold-performance-around-rate-hikes-us/
Visual Capitalist. "Median return of gold before and after interest rate hikes of the last four Fed tightening cycles 1994-2015." Chart. February 14, 2022. Statista. Accessed October 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1297411/gold-performance-around-rate-hikes-us/
Visual Capitalist. (2022). Median return of gold before and after interest rate hikes of the last four Fed tightening cycles 1994-2015. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: October 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1297411/gold-performance-around-rate-hikes-us/
Visual Capitalist. "Median Return of Gold before and after Interest Rate Hikes of The Last Four Fed Tightening Cycles 1994-2015." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Feb 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1297411/gold-performance-around-rate-hikes-us/
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Median return of gold before and after interest rate hikes of the last four Fed tightening cycles 1994-2015 [Graph], Visual Capitalist, February 14, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1297411/gold-performance-around-rate-hikes-us/