🏦 Gold Glitters, Dollar Wobbles, and Wall Street Shrugs Happily

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Gold just hit a record high, the U.S. dollar slid to a five-week low, and Wall Street didn’t even flinch—in fact, markets smiled. Why? Because investors are betting with near-certainty (89% odds) that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates in September, and nothing gets traders giddier than the promise of cheaper money.

It’s a classic market paradox: normally, a weaker dollar and soaring gold would be red flags. But in this context, they’re like party decorations—signals that the Fed is ready to ease up after two years of playing inflation firefighter. Traders are treating the dollar’s wobble not as a stumble, but as the opening dance move at the rate-cut celebration.

Of course, it’s not all champagne corks. The next act still depends on August’s jobs report and the upcoming PCE inflation data—two final hurdles before the Fed can lock in that September cut. But for now, gold’s shine and the dollar’s dip are being read less like a warning siren and more like a green light.

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