This is just another
attack on Fed independence as the White House continues to seek pretext to fire
Fed Chair Powell.
We have already seen this
kind of intimidation with Fed Governor Cook last year when Trump tried to fire
her for cause without success as we continue to await the US Supreme Court
decision on that case.
Silver rallied on
the news because a potential loss of Fed independence increases the risk of
higher inflation in the future and US Dollar debasement. The probability of the
loss of Fed independence remains very low though as the consequences would be
too big not only for the US but the global economy as a whole.
Tomorrow, the focus will
turn to the US CPI report. We got a good NFP report on Friday, with the
unemployment rate falling to 4.4%. A January Fed rate cut is now out of the
question, but the market still sees two rate cuts by the end of the year, with
the first one expected in June. A hot inflation report might trigger a bit of a
hawkish repricing and weigh on silver in the short term. On the other hand,
soft data should keep on supporting the upside.
In the bigger picture, silver
should remain in an uptrend as real yields will likely continue to fall amid
the Fed’s dovish reaction function. But in the short term, a hawkish repricing
in interest rate expectations could weigh on the market.
SILVER TECHNICAL
ANALYSIS – DAILY TIMEFRAME
On the daily chart, we can
see that silver bounced on the trendline and extended the rally into a new
all-time high today following the DOJ news. There’s not much else we can glean
from this timeframe as the best spot for longs in terms of risk/reward was
around the trendline. We need to zoom in to see some more details.
SILVER TECHNICAL ANALYSIS – 4
HOUR TIMEFRAME
On the 4 hour chart, we can
see more clearly the break into new record highs today. The previous all-time
high around the 82.68 could act as support now. We can expect the buyers to
step in around these levels with a defined risk below the 82.68 level to keep
targeting new highs. The sellers, on the other hand, will want to see the price
falling back below the 82.68 level to position for a drop into the major
trendline.
SILVER TECHNICAL ANALYSIS – 1
HOUR TIMEFRAME
On the 1 hour chart, we can
see that we have a minor upward trendline defining the bullish momentum on this
timeframe. From a risk management perspective, the buyers will have a better
risk to reward setup around the trendline to keep pushing into new highs. On Wednesday, we get the November US
Retail Sales and US PPI reports, so it’s going to be old data. We also have a
potential US Supreme Court decision on Trump’s tariffs. On Thursday, we get the
latest US Jobless Claims figures
