Gold has hit a wall this week, sliding to two-week lows near $4,320 and posting an 8.7% drop from last week's three-month highs near $4,700. The catalyst is unmistakable: Fed Chair Warsh's hawkish Jackson Hole remarks, warning the Fed still has “work to do” without clearer evidence inflation is returning to target, sent September hike odds surging from roughly 36% before his speech to over 66% today.
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Gold Price Forecast: Hawkish Fed prospects drag XAU/USD further below $4,300
Gold drops to four-week low, below $4,300 as USD firms amid Fed hike bets and Iran risks
TL;DR: The same Iran escalation is pushing Brent toward $102 through supply risk while dragging Gold toward $4,230 through the rate channel — higher oil raises inflation expectations, higher expected rates raise the opportunity cost of holding bullion, and that rate channel is currently overpowering geopolitical demand for Gold.
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