The FTSE 100 closed higher and gold prices rose as investor fears of further Federal Reserve interest rate hikes eased.

UK · 2026-07-03

1. Step 1 · The triggerFed rate hike fears ease, US Treasury yields fall and the dollar weakens.
2. Step 2 · Knock-onLower US yields spill over to UK gilt yields via cointegrated bond markets, reducing UK SME borrowing costs.
3. Step 3 · Reaches youA weaker dollar lifts gold prices and reduces input costs for UK importers, supporting margins for SMEs reliant on USD-denominated raw materials.

The trigger is reported by the source below. The steps that follow are Branch²’s traced reasoning — how the shock could reach a business like yours, not a prediction.

Source: Sharecast

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