# Treasury yields, dollar weigh on gold amid inflation concerns

> Gold fell more than 2% to about $4,474 an ounce as a firmer dollar and near one-year-high 10-year Treasury yields lifted expectations of Fed rate hikes. Brent crude remained elevated on energy-driven inflation concerns.

- Date: 2026-05-19 · published 2026-05-19T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region US · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/19168-treasury-yields-dollar-weigh-on-gold-amid-inflation-concerns
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

Rising real rates and a stronger dollar pressure commodity prices broadly and raise the cost of dollar-priced imports, while elevated energy prices keep inflation risk high.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2022-10-19 | [Dollar gains with Treasury yields, sterling tumbles on hot inflation](https://feedsoft.ai/events/39400-dollar-gains-with-treasury-yields-sterling-tumbles-on-hot-inflation.md) | -0.4% | -3.6% |
| DXY | 2024-11-13 | [Gold extends fall as dollar, Treasury yields rise](https://feedsoft.ai/events/27333-gold-extends-fall-as-dollar-treasury-yields-rise.md) | -0.3% | +0.1% |
| DXY | 2024-08-30 | [Gold drops as dollar, yields firm after US inflation report](https://feedsoft.ai/events/28689-gold-drops-as-dollar-yields-firm-after-us-inflation-report.md) | +0.2% | -0.9% |
| DXY | 2021-09-27 | [U.S. dollar gains, tracks rise in Treasury yields](https://feedsoft.ai/events/45255-u-s-dollar-gains-tracks-rise-in-treasury-yields.md) | +0.5% | -0.1% |
| DXY | 2021-02-25 | [Dollar firms on sudden spike in U.S. Treasury yields](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10596-dollar-firms-on-sudden-spike-in-u-s-treasury-yields.md) | +0.9% | +1.7% |

## Sources

- cnbc.com: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/19/gold-falls-hovers-near-1-month-low-on-increased-rate-hike-bets.html

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