US Inflation at Record Level, Gold Shoots up
The markets no longer seem convinced that the current high inflation is as “temporary” as the US Federal Reserve would like it to be. It was announced yesterday that US consumer prices rose 6.2% annualized in October – their highest level since 1990. Gold reacted promptly.
In response to the latest data, the price of gold shot up nearly $ 40, the Comex futures were meanwhile 2% up, while the stock markets fell. In early European trading, an ounce of the metal still costs around $ 1,854.
On a monthly basis, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) was up 0.9%, the largest increase in four months. Even the so-called “core CPI”, which does not include the prices for food and energy, increased by 4.6% compared to the previous year, which is the largest increase since August 1991.