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Gold and silver fell sharply after a strong September flash PMI showed US business activity at its fastest pace in over five years. Fed funds futures now imply about three and a half more 25bp hikes by mid-2027, and the DXY broke to multi-month highs.
Higher expected US rates and a stronger dollar lift the cost of commodities priced in dollars for importing countries. This tends to weigh on commodity prices.
forex.comDavid ScuttSep 23, 2026After 2,356 past bullish macro events, US Dollar (Broad) moved a median +0.2% over 5 sessions (60% higher; middle half -0.3% to +0.7%), and +0.4% over 20.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.
