Gold gains on softer oil prices; Fed decision in focus

Gold rose on Reuters' reporting that crude oil prices softened, with attention turning to an upcoming Federal Reserve decision. The transmission mechanism runs through inflation expectations and real rates: lower oil reduces near-term headline inflation pressure, which tends to ease the market's repricing of Fed tightening and weighs on real yields, a backdrop that typically supports non-yielding gold. Gold is most directly exposed to this channel, while the dollar is sensitive to the same rate-expectation shift, since a more dovish Fed outlook tends to pressure USD against major currencies. Oil is exposed through its own supply-demand balance, and the move in crude itself reflects shifting growth and inventory expectations rather than rates alone. The Fed's policy statement and the press conference that follows will be the key catalyst, as traders will look for any signal on how the central bank weighs softer energy prices against its inflation target.

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