Key Takeaways:
Gold tumbled 3.5% on June 10 after the US Consumer Price Index report reinforced expectations that the Federal Reserve will keep interest rates elevated, extending a selloff that has pushed bullion to its lowest level in weeks.
"The CPI data removed any remaining hope for a near-term pivot," said Omar Tariq, a commodities analyst. "Gold is getting hit by a stronger dollar and a rates market that has fully repriced the Fed's path higher."
The decline follows a 3.27% drop on June 5, when a stronger-than-expected May payrolls report — 172,000 jobs versus an 80,000 consensus — pushed the 2-year Treasury yield to 4.16%, its highest in 16 months. The dollar index rose 0.65% that session, compounding pressure on dollar-denominated commodities. Silver, which fell 7.17% on the jobs data, continued to slide alongside platinum as the entire precious metals complex repriced against a hawkish rates backdrop.
The selloff highlights a structural challenge for gold: with the 10-year Treasury yield at 4.47% and the Fed's next meeting on June 17-18, the path of least resistance remains lower until either labor data softens or a geopolitical catalyst rekindles safe-haven demand. Gold mining supply, which peaked at 106 million troy ounces in 2017 and has since declined to 96.8 million ounces, provides a long-term floor — but in the near term, rate expectations dominate.
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