
Spot gold fell about 1% to $1,644.20 per ounce as the dollar and Treasury yields rose after data showed core inflation remained high. Traders widely expected another 75 basis-point Fed rate hike at the November meeting.
Rising U.S. rates and a firmer dollar tighten financial conditions and raise the cost of holding commodities, a macro headwind that tends to weigh on broad commodity prices including feed inputs.
After 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.