Fed meeting minutes may point to rate-hike endgame, new debate phase

The overall tone of the minutes is still likely to show inflation has top billing among policymakers. It has been slowing for several months, but as of November the Fed’s preferred inflation gauge – the personal consumption expenditures price index – was still rising at a 5.5% annual rate, more than twice the U.S. central bank’s 2% target.

Gold rises Rs 378; silver declines Rs 147

“Gold continues to trade positive hovering around its six-week high amidst a fall in dollar index. Investors await minutes from the Federal Reserve’s December policy meeting that could offer hints on the US central bank’s tightening path,” Navneet Damani, Senior VP – Commodity Research at Motilal Oswal Financial Services said.