Gold Steadies After Weekly Drop as Focus Shifts to Fed Meeting

Gold stabilized after a weekly decline, with traders shifting attention toward the upcoming Federal Reserve policy meeting. The primary transmission channel is the rate differential: because gold pays no yield, its relative appeal moves inversely with real interest rates and expectations for Fed policy. Gold is most directly exposed to shifts in rate expectations, while the US dollar is sensitive to the same repricing, since a more hawkish Fed tends to lift the dollar and weigh on dollar-denominated bullion. Traders will be watching the Fed's policy statement and the chair's press conference for guidance on the rate path, along with the subsequent move in Treasury yields and the dollar index.

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