Gold (XAUUSD) Price Forecast: Gold Bounces as Dollar, Yields and Crude Ease - FXEmpire

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Spot gold bounced to $4,305.43/oz (+0.74%) after the dollar, Treasury yields and crude oil all eased, with buyers again defending the same support area tested after the Sept. 16 Fed decision. The immediate upside is capped by the $4,317.93-$4,319.61 resistance cluster, while a break back below $4,235.17 would reaffirm the downtrend; the weekly loss is still intact.

Macro drivers remain the key: the 10-year yield is still near its highest since 2007, fed funds futures price about a 66% chance of another October hike and 93% for December, and Friday’s University of Michigan sentiment and durable-goods data could either extend the bounce or stop it. The article also notes modest improvement in India physical demand and says central-bank demand and fiscal concerns remain longer-term support, but near-term price action is being driven by rates, USD and crude.