Gold rebounds from three-month low and retakes $4,000 on weak USD; focus remains on FOMC

Gold rebounded from a three-month low to reclaim the $4,000 level, with the move attributed to a weaker US dollar, according to the headline. The primary transmission channel is the inverse dollar-gold relationship: gold is priced in dollars, so a softer greenback lowers the cost of the metal for non-dollar buyers and tends to lift dollar-denominated prices. Gold is the most directly exposed asset in this setup, given its sensitivity to dollar moves and to shifts in real rate expectations, while the USD itself is the instrument whose weakness is driving the reversal. Traders will be focused on the upcoming FOMC decision and the accompanying guidance on the policy path, since any signal of lower future rates would reinforce the dollar weakness and sustain support for bullion, whereas a hawkish tone could reverse the move.

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