Gold  falls more than 2% as CPI tops forecasts, lifting dollar and yields

Gold fell more than 2% after consumer price inflation came in above forecasts, a print that lifted the U.S. dollar and Treasury yields. The transmission runs through the real rate channel: hotter inflation raises expectations that the Federal Reserve will keep policy tighter for longer, pushing up real yields and raising the opportunity cost of holding non-yielding bullion. The dollar's rally adds a second headwind, since gold is priced in dollars and a stronger currency makes it more expensive for holders of other currencies. Gold is most exposed among precious metals because its price has been sensitive to real-rate moves, while the dollar index and short-dated Treasury yields carry the most direct repricing of Fed policy expectations. The next catalyst to watch is the Producer Price Index release and the weekly jobless claims data, which will test whether the inflation surprise reflects persistent pipeline pressure or a one-off reading.

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