Federal Reserve & Stronger Real Rates Cause Breakdown in Gold

Our first chart plots Gold and the real yield on the 5-year TIP security. The US Treasury provides daily data and it gives us a look at day to day changes in real yields. The real 5-year tips year yield closed last week at an 11-month high. Stronger real yields hurt Gold’s desirability as an investment. This is why Gold and gold stocks have sold off.

Federal Reserve & Stronger Real Rates Cause Breakdown in Gold