Gold prolongs its record-setting rally for the ninth straight day and advances over 3% on Thursday, climbing to the $5,600 neighborhood during the Asian session.

It’s a very newsworthy day on Wall Street today, with the biggest amount of consequential earnings reports — including three of the “Mag 7” — joining the latest FOMC meeting, where the Fed decided to keep rates steady as expected.

In January 2026, the Fed held rates at 3.50–3.75%, signaling "solid" growth and hawkish restraint despite two dissents. Amid Japan’s bond instability and a surging gold market, Powell’s "no-cut" stance warns of structural asset inflation.