Gold rebounds after sharp selloff though Fed hike bets weigh

Gold recovered from a recent sharp selloff but remained constrained by growing market expectations that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates. The primary transmission channel is the real rate differential: higher expected policy rates lift real yields on dollar assets, raising the opportunity cost of holding non-yielding bullion and tending to support the dollar. Gold is the most directly exposed asset, since its price is inversely sensitive to real yields, while the dollar index benefits from widening yield expectations relative to other major central banks. The rebound suggests that some of the selling pressure was technical or positioning-driven rather than a full reassessment of gold's fundamentals. Traders will be watching the next U.S. consumer price index release, as an upside inflation surprise would likely reinforce hike bets and test gold's recovery, while a softer print could ease real-yield pressure.

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