Gold Rebounds as Fed Rate Hike Fears Ease and US-Iran Strait of Hormuz Standoff Escalates

Gold Rebounds as Fed Rate Hike Fears Ease and US-Iran Strait of Hormuz Standoff Escalates

Gold edged higher Friday, partially recovering from Thursday’s sell-off on softer US economic data

Key points

  • Gold edged higher Friday as soft US data dampened near-term Fed rate hike probability
  • US-Iran Strait of Hormuz standoff added oil disruption risk and stagflation premium supporting gold
  • Watch: next CPI/PCE data, Iran escalation developments, and CFTC futures positioning for gold directional signal

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