Gold slides to two-month low as robust dollar, yields add pressure

US · 2026-10-07

1. Step 1 · The triggerthe Fed signals higher-for-longer; US Treasury yields rise and the dollar strengthens, raising the opportunity cost of holding non-yielding gold
2. Step 2 · Knock-ongold selling pressure intensifies as institutional holders reallocate to yield-bearing dollar assets
3. Step 3 · Knock-onChina's PBoC buying absorbs some physical flow but cannot offset the financial-market liquidation
4. Step 4 · Knock-onUS jewellery and electronics-plating SMEs face falling inventory values and volatile precious-metal surcharges
5. Step 5 · Reaches youany SME with gold-backed lending faces collateral-margin compression and potential covenant testing

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Source: IN:Economic Times

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