The Fed released the minutes from its last meeting. What can we learn from the new light they shine on the U.S. monetary policy? How will it affect the gold market?

The U.S. created only 130,000 jobs in August, following an increase of 159,000 in July.

July 2019 marked 20 years since the Brown Bottom.

Investors will be watching specifically for remarks from Mario Draghi and Jerome Powell.

The yield curve inversion just got more pronounced.

The inversion of the yield curve is of crucial importance as it has historically been one of the most reliable recessionary gauges.

With the markets more focused now on the escalation of the trade war triggered by Trump’s tweet on Thursday, the stock market plunged while gold rallied.

After the first half of the year, gold gained more than 10 percent, rising from $1,279 at the end of December 2018 to $1,409 at the end of June 2019.

Yesterday, the Fed trimmed down the interest rates. This was widely expected – yet a blunt ruling out of an extended easing cycle wasn’t.

In a week, the Fed may deliver its first interest rate cut since 2008.

In June, the ECB became more dovish, as it postponed the possible beginning of the interest rate hiking from the end of 2019 to the mid-2020.

The delicate balance of forces at the Fed has been disturbed.