Last night, following Powell's dovish remarks and the release of liquidity measures, U.S. stocks, bonds, and Gold all rose!
$Nasdaq Composite Index (.IXIC.US)$Closed up 1.41%, $S&P 500 Index (.SPX.US)$Closed up 1.08%, $Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI.US)$Closed up 0.92%
$U.S. 10-Year Treasury Notes Yield (US10Y.BD)$Significantly down, returning to around 4.2%. $iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT.US)$Closed up 0.52%.
$XAU/USD (XAUUSD.CFD)$Once again rising, currently continuing to increase after the market opened in Asia, hitting a historical high of 3056 dollars.
All the above performance is attributed to Powell's contribution.
Now let's analyze what old Powell said and did last night, and what guidance it provides for investment in US stocks, US bonds, and Gold going forward.
First, let's take a look at what Old Bao has done.
According to the latest Federal Reserve interest rate decision, the federal benchmark interest rate remains unchanged at 4.25%-4.5%, in line with market expectations.
According to the Federal Reserve's dot plot, the Fed is expected to cut interest rates twice this year, consistent with the dot plot from December, slightly better than market expectations.
Because this meeting is the first one held after the tariff shock began, the Federal Reserve did not lower the expectations for interest rate cuts in the context of the tariff impact, which gave the market some relief.
In terms of releasing liquidity...