Gold dives below $4,100 as blowout NFP underpins Fed hike odds

Gold fell below $4,100 per ounce after a stronger-than-expected U.S. nonfarm payrolls report pushed up expectations that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates. The move reflects a rates transmission channel: a hotter labor market lifts the expected path of real yields and the dollar, raising the opportunity cost of holding non-yielding bullion. Gold is the most directly exposed instrument, with its price sensitive to shifts in real yields, while the U.S. dollar, which tends to strengthen as hike odds rise, is the primary offsetting asset. Traders will focus next on the upcoming U.S. CPI release, since inflation data will determine whether the labor-market strength translates into a firmer Fed tightening bias.

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