Exchange traded funds (ETFs) that hold gold and silver rose Wednesday after the Federal Reserve said it would keep its benchmark interest rate near zero, adding its bond-buying program would end on June 30 as planned.
SPDR Gold Shares (NYSEArca: GLD) and iShares Silver Trust (NYSEArca: SLV) moved higher after the Fed statement. However, the bigger event of the day is likely the first-ever press conference by Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke.
The Fed on Wednesday said the economic recovery is proceeding at a moderate place and overall conditions in the labor market are improving gradually.
“Inflation has picked up in recent months, but longer-term inflation expectations have remained stable and measures of underlying inflation are still subdued,” according to the statement.
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