The Fed Hiked in September, Now It May Pause: What That Means for Iraqi Families Saving in Gold — Al-Fahad Al-Dhahabi, October 2, 2026
Meta: After the US Fed’s first rate hike in three years, weak September 2026 jobs data points to a pause. Al-Fahad Al-Dhahabi explains what it means for gold savings in Iraq, with a monthly saving example. Al-Fahad Al-Dhahabi presents its brief for Friday, October 2, 2026. The background: In September, the US central bank raised […]
Will the Dinar Revalue After Sovereignty Day? The Honest Answer, and a Safer Way to Protect Savings — Al-Fahad Al-Dhahabi, September 30, 2026
Al-Fahad Al-Dhahabi presents its brief for Wednesday, September 30, 2026. Happy Sovereignty Day to all Iraqis. The rumour: Online forums claim the dinar will revalue now that the last US troops have left. The facts: The Central Bank of Iraq set the official rate at 1,310 dinars per dollar in February 2023, and it has […]
Al-Fahad Al-Dhahabi Brief — September 28, 2026: Gold as Family Savings When the Dinar Moves
Al-Fahad Al-Dhahabi presents its brief for Monday, September 28, 2026. We wish peace and safety for all our families. This year many Iraqi households have asked us the same question: how do we protect our savings? Here is an honest answer. The situation: The war hit Iraq’s oil exports hard in the spring. Foreign reserves […]
Al Fahad Al Dhahabi — The Bold Read: Oil Just Crossed $100 and Gold Fell. Know Exactly What Would Break That.
Al Fahad Al Dhahabi speaks plainly this Wednesday September 9. Five Iranian tankers destroyed. Ten ships attacked near Hormuz. Missiles on a base in Jordan. Brent above $100 for the first time since July. And gold opened down 0.9%. Before anything else: our prayers for everyone in the path of this violence. Then, for those […]
Al Fahad Al Dhahabi — The Bold Read: While the Market Argues About One Meeting, China Just Bought for the 22nd Month
Al Fahad Al Dhahabi speaks plainly this Monday September 7: gold slipped toward $4,400 today as traders raised the odds of an American rate rise to 60%. The whole market is now arguing about one meeting, nine days away. Meanwhile, quietly, China’s central bank bought gold again in August — its 22nd consecutive month. The […]
Al Fahad Al Dhahabi — The Bold Read: The Jobs Report Took a Pillar. It Did Not Take the House.
Al Fahad Al Dhahabi speaks plainly this Friday September 4: today America’s jobs report hit gold squarely — 162,000 jobs added, triple the forecast, and July’s famous “job losses” revised into gains. Gold dropped 2% to $4,376 before steadying near $4,390. The bold read owes you the truth in both directions: a real pillar of […]
Al Fahad Al Dhahabi — The Bold Read: The Market Punished Everyone’s Certainty. Here Is What Survives.
Al Fahad Al Dhahabi speaks plainly this Wednesday September 2 — and plainness today begins with humility. Gold at $4,325 is 9% off its high and below where dip-buyers stepped in on Monday. The war re-escalated, and gold fell anyway. Everyone’s certainty took a hit this week: the “war lifts gold” crowd, the “dips always […]
Al Fahad Al Dhahabi — The Bold Read: You Asked for This Dip All Month. It’s Here. Do You Mean It?
Al Fahad Al Dhahabi speaks plainly this Monday August 31: for four weeks, every hesitant buyer at our counter said the same words — “I’ll buy on the dip.” The Fed chair’s strict speech on Friday delivered it: gold fell $167 from its pre-speech level to $4,459, silver dropped 4%, and the discount everyone demanded […]
Al Fahad Al Dhahabi — The Bold Read: One Man Speaks Today. The Trend Was Built by Months.
Al Fahad Al Dhahabi speaks plainly this Friday August 28: today one man — the Fed chair, at Jackson Hole — can move gold $50 in minutes. And the confident buyer should hold one truth firmly: a speech moves a day; the forces that built this trend took months, and they do not attend symposiums. […]
Al Fahad Al Dhahabi — The Bold Read: Hot Inflation, Shrinking Jobs — This Dip Is the Climate Proving Itself
Al Fahad Al Dhahabi speaks plainly this Wednesday August 26: gold has dipped from $4,700 toward $4,600 this morning because American inflation came in hot — and the bold buyer should understand why this dip, of all dips, is the one that proves the case for gold rather than weakens it. Here is the bold […]