Gold Caught Between Two Liquidity Forces

Gold is highly volatile right now. In fact, it fluctuates in response to news about liquidity. On some trading days, announcements about the Fed’s purchases of T-bills, changes in bank reserves, or Treasury refinancing are interpreted as a sign that the authorities will continue to provide sufficient liquidity to the financial system, and gold surges sharply higher. At other times, long-term rates take the upper hand: Treasury yields rise, the dollar strengthens, the cost of capital increases, and gold corrects almost as quickly. This volatility may give the impression that the gold market is no longer quite sure which story to tell. On the contrary, I believe it reflects fairly accurately what is actually happening. Two forces are now acting simultaneously on liquidity, but in opposite di

Gold impact rationale

Rising U.S. Treasury yields increase bonds' relative appeal and pressure gold.

• Source: GoldBroker RSS
• 2026-09-25
• yields
• dollar

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