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The US Federal Reserve is the central banking system of the United States, established to provide the nation with a safer, more flexible and more stable monetary and financial system. It was created by Congress in 1913 following a series of financial panics, particularly the severe panic of 1907. The Federal Reserve System comprises a Board of Governors in Washington, DC, and twelve regional Federal Reserve Banks located in major cities across the country. The Board of Governors is led by a chair appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate, serving a four-year renewable term. The Federal Reserve's primary responsibilities include conducting monetary policy to promote maximum employment and stable prices, supervising and regulating banking institutions to ensure the safety and soundness of the nation's banking and financial system, maintaining financial system stability, and providing financial services to depository institutions and the US government. The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), which includes the Board of Governors and five Reserve Bank presidents, meets regularly to set the federal funds rate, a key benchmark interest rate that influences borrowing costs throughout the economy. Federal Reserve policy decisions have significant global implications, affecting currency markets, capital flows and economic conditions worldwide. The institution operates with a degree of independence from direct political control, though it remains accountable to Congress. Its monetary policy actions, particularly interest rate decisions and quantitative easing programmes, are closely watched by financial markets and policymakers around the world.

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Indonesia supply growth underpins nickel price, but Middle East conflict driving volatility – BMI
Indonesia supply growth underpins nickel price, but Middle East conflict driving volatility – BMI
17th April 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

Research firm BMI – a Fitch Solutions Company – is revising its 2026 nickel price forecast to $16 600/t from $15 800/t previously, following an earlier upward out-of-cycle revision this year,... 


London Bullion Market Association CEO Ruth Crowell.
LBMA hopes Rand Refinery’s gold partnership with Ghana is 'first of many'
12th February 2026 By: Martin Creamer

I hope it's the first of many, says London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) CEO Ruth Crowell of the strategic gold partnership that South Africa’s Rand Refinery has entered into with Ghana’s Gold... 


commodities trading
Gold, copper underpin commodities outlook as oil, grains eye recovery
6th February 2026 By: Darren Parker

Commodities are entering 2026 on a firmer footing, with gold and copper supported by strong structural drivers and the potential for recovery emerging in oil and grain markets later in the year,... 


Gold bars
Gold eyes best monthly gain in over 50 years; silver breaks $120
29th January 2026 By: Reuters

Gold extended its record-breaking rally on Thursday and was on track for its best monthly performance since 1973, as rising economic and geopolitical uncertainties drove investors to the safe-haven... 


A gold nugget on dollar bills
Gold's blistering rally continues past $5 200 as dollar plunges
28th January 2026 By: Reuters

Gold broke through $5 200 for the first time on Wednesday, as the dollar plunged to a near four-year low amid persisting geopolitical concerns, ahead of a US Federal Reserve monetary policy... 


Gold has more room to run as geopolitics, cenbank buying fuel gains, analysts say
Gold has more room to run as geopolitics, cenbank buying fuel gains, analysts say
26th January 2026 By: Reuters

Analysts expect spot gold prices, which hit a record high above $5 000 per ounce on Monday, to climb further toward $6 000 this year on mounting global tensions as well as strong central-bank and... 


commodities trading
Gold, copper underpin commodities outlook as oil, grains eye recovery
19th January 2026 By: Darren Parker

Commodities are entering 2026 on a firmer footing, with gold and copper supported by strong structural drivers and the potential for recovery emerging in oil and grain markets later in the year,... 


Spot silver breaks through $90/oz for first time
Spot silver breaks through $90/oz for first time
14th January 2026 By: Reuters

Spot silver jumped above the key $90/oz level for the first time as soft US inflation data cemented interest rate cut bets by the US Federal Reserve on the back of geopolitical tensions, robust... 


gold
Gold ETF inflows hit record as investors poured $89bn into the market in 2025
8th January 2026 By: Darren Parker

Global investors channelled a record $89-billion into physically-backed gold exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in 2025 as the gold price set new highs and demand for safe-haven assets intensified,... 


Copper
BMI maintains copper price forecast amid tightening supply, increased demand
5th January 2026 By: Sabrina Jardim

BMI – a Fitch Solutions company – has maintained its 2026 average yearly copper price forecast at $11 000/t, as tightening supply and positive sentiment towards demand from sectors linked to the... 


BMI holds cautiously optimistic outlook for mining, metals in 2026
8th December 2025 By: Sabrina Jardim

BMI – A Fitch Solutions company – says it holds a cautiously optimistic outlook for most metals next year, expecting most mineral and metal prices to edge higher, supported by declining tariff... 


Gold sags after flash crash, stocks bulls take a breather
Gold sags after flash crash, stocks bulls take a breather
22nd October 2025 By: Reuters

Gold and silver prices remained jittery on Wednesday after the sharpest pullback in over five years, while global equity and bond markets were taking a breather from recent rallies. Gold, which... 


Gold refining
HSBC raises average gold price forecasts for 2025 and 2026
16th October 2025 By: Reuters

HSBC has raised its 2025 average gold price forecast to $3 355 per ounce from $3 215 due to safe-haven demand driven by geopolitical tensions, economic uncertainty, and a weakening US dollar.... 


ANZ forecasts gold prices to hit $4 400/oz by year-end
ANZ forecasts gold prices to hit $4 400/oz by year-end
16th October 2025 By: Reuters

ANZ on Thursday forecasts gold prices to surge to $4 400 per ounce by year-end, with a peak near $4 600 by June 2026, before a potential decline in the second half as the US Federal Reserve... 


Gold bars
Gold tops $4 200 for first time on US-China trade tensions, Fed cut bets
15th October 2025 By: Reuters

Gold prices pierced the $4 200 mark for the first time to set a fresh record high on Wednesday, as renewed US-China trade tensions exacerbated existing global uncertainties, alongside increased... 


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