Gold heads for steep weekly loss as oil prices fuel Fed rate concerns

Gold is on track for a steep weekly decline as rising oil prices have intensified concerns that the Federal Reserve may keep interest rates higher for longer. The transmission runs through inflation expectations: higher crude feeds into headline inflation and breakeven rates, which reduces the likelihood of near-term rate cuts and lifts real yields, raising the opportunity cost of holding non-yielding bullion. The U.S. dollar typically benefits in this environment because higher relative rate expectations attract capital flows into dollar-denominated assets, adding further pressure on gold, which is priced in dollars. Oil is the source of the shock itself, so crude moves are central to the repricing, with gold and the dollar most sensitive to shifts in rate expectations. Traders will be watching the next U.S. CPI release and Fed commentary on whether energy-driven inflation is viewed as transitory or persistent.

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