Gold Price Forecast: XAU/USD rallies remain limited with bulls capped below $4,050

FXStreet reports that XAU/USD rallies remain limited, with gold bulls struggling to push prices meaningfully above the $4,050 level. The constraint is most plausibly transmitted through the US dollar and real-rate channel: firmer dollar demand or elevated real yields raise the opportunity cost of holding non-yielding bullion, capping upside momentum even when safe-haven demand is present. Gold is the primary asset directly exposed, given its sensitivity to dollar moves and real yields, while the USD itself carries the offsetting exposure as the counterpart in the pair. Traders will be watching the next US inflation print, particularly core PCE and CPI readings, since a hotter-than-expected outcome would likely reinforce rate-cut skepticism and keep pressure on bullion near the $4,050 resistance zone.

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