Gold crashes toward $4,000 as hot US inflation sends Treasury yields above 5%

Gold has fallen sharply toward the $4,000 per ounce level after a hotter-than-expected US inflation print pushed Treasury yields above 5%, according to the FXStreet report. The move reflects an inflation-repricing channel: stronger price data raises expectations that the Federal Reserve will keep policy restrictive for longer, lifting real yields and increasing the opportunity cost of holding non-yielding bullion. Gold is the most directly exposed asset in this transmission, given its sensitivity to real rates, while the US dollar typically benefits from the widening yield differential against other major currencies. Long-duration Treasuries are also under pressure as yields rise, with the 10-year yield (US10Y) the key gauge of this repricing. Traders will be watching the next Federal Reserve policy communication and upcoming inflation and labor data for confirmation of whether rates will remain elevated.

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