Gold and silver bounced to monthly highs on a weaker dollar and a dovish Fed

Gold prices hit a fresh monthly high of $1,880/oz this morning, while Silver also rebounded to over $22/oz level, after getting support from the recent U.S. dollar weakness and the retreat of the Treasury yields from their 16-year highs after more dovish remarks from Federal Reserve officials.

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Comments from more Fed officials suggesting U.S. rates may have peaked have added pressure on both U.S. dollar and U.S. Treasury yields, which fell to near two-week lows on Thursday morning, lifting dollar & yield-sensitive precious metals on levels that haven’t been seen since the end of September.

The DXY-U.S. dollar index, which tracks the value of the dollar against six major peers (Euro is the 60% of the index) dropped to nearly 105.50, down almost 2% after topping 107 in early October, making dollar-denominated gold and silver more attractive (less expensive) for buyers with foreign currency.

Like the dollar, both 2-year and 10-year Treasury yields have retreated from their 16-year highs following some dovish comments from Fed officials, boosting bullion (gold and silver) prices as lower interest rates decline the opportunity cost of holding non-yielding bullion.

Despite the recent bounce off six-month lows of $1,810/oz, Gold is still down nearly 10% from near record highs of $2,067/oz hit early May 2023, due to a stronger dollar and surging Treasury yields.

All eyes would be on the well-expected U.S. CPI inflation data for September due later that could throw some light on the Federal Reserve's cautious tilt on interest rates.

Stakes are higher because the U.S. PPI-producer price inflation report came in hotter than expected on Wednesday, while WTI crude oil price hit a yearly high of $97/b last month, adding further energy and food inflationary pressure to the economy.

Market participants expect the headline CPI-consumer price index to have risen 0.3% in September on a monthly basis, slowing from 0.6% in August, and 3.6% y-y vs 3.7% in August, while core CPI is seen steady at 0.3%. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/global-markets-asian-shares-rally-054844467.html