US Dollar: Fed hike keeps upside risks – BBH

Brown Brothers Harriman’s (BBH) Elias Haddad notes that the US Dollar (USD) is holding gains after a hawkish Federal Reserve (Fed) hike, with 10-year Treasury yields retreating and equities firmer. The FOMC raised rates by 25bps and signaled more work is needed to bring inflation back to target.

Gold impact rationale

Rising rate-hike or hawkish expectations increase gold's opportunity cost.

• Source: FXStreet news
• 2026-09-17
• rates

Topics: gold news, gold price impact, rates