Gold falls near $4,110 as Iran peace hopes fade, Fed rate outlook clouds demand

Gold slipped toward $4,110 an ounce as hopes for an Iran peace deal faded and the Federal Reserve's rate outlook weighed on bullion demand. The geopolitical risk premium that had supported gold is being unwound, removing a safe-haven bid just as the opportunity cost of holding a non-yielding asset is rising. Higher-for-longer Fed expectations lift real yields and strengthen the U.S. dollar, which tightens financial conditions for dollar-priced commodities and reduces demand from non-dollar buyers. Gold is the most directly exposed instrument, with dollar-denominated bullion and gold-linked equities sensitive to shifts in real rates, while the dollar index benefits as a relative haven and rate-differential beneficiary. Traders will watch the next U.S. CPI print and Fed commentary on the path of policy easing, since a hotter inflation reading would reinforce the rate-driven pressure on gold.

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