Metals weaken as front-end yields, Hormuz risk offset softer dollar - Kitco PM Report - Kitco — SkimNews
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- Gold prices fell for a third consecutive session as markets positioned ahead of upcoming US inflation (CPI) data, per Kitco, Reuters, and CNBC headlines.
- Metals weakened broadly as rising front-end Treasury yields and renewed Strait of Hormuz risk offset a softer US dollar, leaving gold muted or lower into the CPI release.
Why it matters: With gold unable to rally on a softer dollar — pulled down by sticky front-end yields and an oil-supportive Hormuz risk premium — the upcoming CPI print becomes the decisive catalyst. A hotter-than-expected inflation read would entrench elevated yields and deepen gold's three-day slide; a softer print could flip the dollar leg and revive the bid.
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