- Spot gold fell about 3.5% on Monday to its lowest level since 5 August, Reuters reported, before edging up in Asia on Tuesday.
- The US 10-year Treasury yield hit about 5.24% on Monday, its highest since 2007, and rose to about 5.34% on Thursday, its highest since 2002.
- Higher US rates and a firm dollar can draw investors away from Nigeria, just as the CBN has cut its own rate to 23%.
Gold slumps 3.5% as US rate-hike fears grow: what it means for your money
A Monday sell-off pushed US bond yields to a 19-year high and gold to a seven-week low. With the Fed hiking and the CBN cutting, here is why Nigerian savers and spenders should pay attention.
Updated 18:03 WAT, 1 Oct 2026: The US 10-year Treasury yield climbed to about 5.34% on Thursday, its highest since 2002, while gold edged higher after softer US inflation data. Updated 18:22 WAT, 30 Sep 2026: US inflation figures published on Wednesday came in below forecasts, cutting the odds of another Federal Reserve rate hike in October. The gold price…