As the first rate hike of this new (imho very short) rate hike cycle is getting closer, let's have a look at the performance of the #USD, #commodities and #gold before and after the first hike:
Pundits would say that higher rates should cause gold to sell off, but actually the first hike seems to be a consistent point to buy gold. Only the 1994 cycle saw gold end lower than the rate hike day - and even then, it was by a small amount.
...in the last hiking cycle, the day of the first hike exactly nailed the low in gold...
...while under Greenspan in 1999, gold made its lows only 3 weeks after the first hike and started a 12 year bull market...
Long story short: Don't fear the first rate hike, rather buy it...
Some very random thoughts on most recent developments here in Austria and in financial markets...
1. I am not scared of #COVIDー19 but rather the disastrous consequences for businesses, capital markets and employees...
2. Although monetary and fiscal stimulus will be huge, it won’t be enough.... we'll soon see who has been swimming naked...People do not see the consequences for illiquid investments like VC, real estate, art,...yet! VaR risk models will come back and hit us like boomerangs.