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BlockBeats News, February 14th, Stephen Douglass of NISA Investment Advisors stated that about one-third of the inflation related to tariffs may still gradually transmit to the economy in the coming months. This is expected to keep the economy performing well and keep the Federal Reserve on hold for a while. "We are back on track to achieve a soft landing," he said. "The labor market will stabilize, and the final ripples of tariff inflation will transmit in the first half of this year." He expects that commodity inflation will drop below zero in the second half of the year, creating room for the Federal Reserve to resume rate cuts later than the market expects. "Our view for this year is to cut rates once in September and once in December." (FXStreet)

Gold prices strengthened as traders further bet on a Federal Reserve rate cut following the release of mild inflation data, while some investors chose to buy the dip after a sharp decline in gold prices on Thursday. The relatively mild U.S. January inflation data effectively eased market concerns about rapidly rising inflation, boosting market expectations for a Fed rate cut. After the data was released, the yield on the U.S. 10-year Treasury note fell, and interest rate swap market traders estimated about a 50% chance that the Fed would implement a third rate cut before December. As a result, gold prices rose as much as 2.3% intraday. Generally, falling interest rates are favorable for non-yielding assets like gold. Spot gold rose 1.9% intraday to $5,016.90 per ounce. Silver rose 3.4% to $77.81 per ounce, while platinum and palladium prices also climbed, and the U.S. dollar index fluctuated within a limited range.

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