Gold edges lower as focus shifts to US inflation data

Gold prices edged lower as market attention turned toward upcoming US inflation data, with traders reassessing the likely path of Federal Reserve policy. The primary transmission channel is the real rate and inflation-expectations channel: stronger-than-expected consumer price readings would tend to push up Treasury yields and firm the dollar, raising the opportunity cost of holding non-yielding bullion. Gold is most directly exposed to moves in real yields, while the US dollar index and short-dated Treasury futures are the most sensitive to shifts in rate-cut expectations. Traders will be watching the next CPI release closely, particularly the core monthly reading and services-inflation components, as these carry the greatest weight in repricing Fed policy expectations.

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