Gold rose more than 1% on Wednesday and held near $4,400 even as Treasury yields jumped after an enlarged longer-term buyback announcement.
Price / yields
Gold rises over 1% on Wednesday and keeps the yellow metal underpinned near $4,400 at the time of writing. The buyback announcement pushed the 10-year benchmark note up five basis points to 4.845%.
Treasury intends to buy up to $6 billion of outstanding securities in the 10- to 20-year tranche — soft prior Treasury enlarged buyback (that tape stamped a giveback toward ~$4,391).
Fed odds / data ahead
Money markets price a quarter-point rate hike at the September 15–16 meeting at 63% odds (hold near 37%), ahead of Thursday PPI and Friday CPI.
Levels (source stamps only)
Gold bounced off the 100-day Simple Moving Average near $4,343; key resistance at $4,425, the high of September 8, caps the advance. Follows Asia’s bounce near $4,340. Soft silver ~$67.50.
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