Gold drifts below $4,000 as high US yields fuel December Fed hike odds

Gold slipped below the $4,000 per ounce level as US Treasury yields climbed, lifting the probability that the Federal Reserve will raise rates at its December meeting. The primary transmission channel is the real-rate differential: higher nominal yields raise the opportunity cost of holding non-yielding bullion, while firmer expectations for tighter policy support the US dollar against major currencies. Gold is the most directly exposed asset, given its sensitivity to real yields, and the dollar index also benefits from widening rate differentials and capital inflows into dollar-denominated assets. Traders will be watching the upcoming US consumer price inflation and nonfarm payrolls releases, since hotter inflation or a resilient labor market would reinforce hike expectations and keep pressure on gold.

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