#CPI

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PPI exceeded expectations and led to an upward revision of the core PCE forecast. The market's pricing for the Federal Reserve to continue raising interest rates has significantly increased. The core PCE forecast for September has been raised to 0.32%. For gold, rising interest rate expectations usually increase the opportunity cost of holding and constitute a headwind, while the US dollar may gain support from the strengthening of interest rate expectations. It is worth paying attention to whether subsequent core PCE data further confirms this logic.

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The higher-than-expected core CPI narrowed the Fed's room to pause interest rate hikes, and the market's expectations that interest rates will remain high or be further tightened may increase, which logically puts pressure on the non-interest-bearing asset gold. Traders will need to pay attention to subsequent Fed officials' interpretation of the data and the reaction of the yield curve.

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This news suggests that the market pricing logic may shift from simply responding to inflation to accounting for slowing growth in advance. The simultaneous decline in yields and weakening copper prices is worthy of attention. For gold, if far-end interest rates fall and risk aversion resonates, it will amplify the game between its interest rate and risk aversion properties; for the foreign exchange market, it is necessary to observe the relative changes in the US dollar between growth concerns and interest rate spread expectations. The subsequent Flash PMI, FOMC meeting and US-Iran negotiations are key windows to verify this logic.

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Gold first declined and then rose after the announcement of CPI, indicating that the market's expectations for an interest rate hike in October were limited, and the price's rapid recovery of losses indicated that data shocks were more digested into short-term fluctuations. If subsequent PPI data deviates from the inflation path, it may amplify gold's sensitive response to interest rate expectations; traders need to pay attention to the gains and losses of key technical levels to judge the sustainability of the market repair.

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This rise in CPI has once again raised market expectations for the Federal Reserve to maintain high interest rates. Gold and silver, as non-interest-bearing assets, immediately fell under pressure, reflecting the high sensitivity of precious metals to the outlook for interest rates. For the foreign exchange market, changes in interest rate expectations may be transmitted to the U.S. dollar and related currency pairs, and it will be necessary to pay close attention to the statements of Federal Reserve officials and inflation data to see whether this trend can continue.

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Natixis re-linked the hot CPI to the Federal Reserve's interest rate hike in October, which means that the market's short-term interest rate expectations may face revisions. For gold and foreign exchange markets, the key is whether rising expectations for interest rate hikes will push up U.S. dollar real interest rates and change the pricing of the policy path in the near future. Traders should pay attention to subsequent statements from Fed officials and the market's adjustments to the probability of the October meeting to assess volatility risks.

Editorial Comment

The hot U.S. CPI data has strengthened expectations for the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates, and the upward pressure on interest rates has directly suppressed the non-interest-bearing asset gold. This trend once again confirms the negative correlation logic between interest rate expectations and gold prices. Traders should pay attention to the Fed's subsequent policy path and the performance of the U.S. dollar to assess the persistence of gold's pressure.

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The U.S. CPI rose to 3.7% year-on-year in September, providing the latest reading for observing the stickiness of inflation. This data may affect the market's expectations that the Federal Reserve will maintain tightening, thereby disturbing the valuation environment of the U.S. dollar and gold. In the future, we need to pay attention to its marginal effect on the pricing of real interest rates and policy paths.

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The market is more sensitive to core CPI month-on-month than the overall data, and the 0.4% threshold is clearly regarded as the risk aversion trigger line. Traders need to pay attention to the deviation of 0.2% between the actual value and the consensus, rather than just looking at the year-on-year data, because exceeding expectations may simultaneously suppress precious metals and push up the dollar. In line with or below expectations would provide short-term respite for risk assets, but the sustainability of this situation remains to be seen.

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Spain's core CPI accelerated to 3.1% in September, showing that inflationary pressures are being transmitted from energy to broader prices, increasing pressure on the European Central Bank to maintain a tightening stance. Traders need to pay attention to the impact of the overall inflation stickiness in the euro area on the policy path of the European Central Bank, and the resulting fluctuations in the euro against the dollar and gold priced in euros.

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Rising oil prices have put gold under short-term pressure, and the market's focus has turned to U.S. CPI data. If the core month-on-month data deviates from expectations, it may trigger a repricing of the Federal Reserve's policy path, thereby amplifying fluctuations in gold prices and the U.S. dollar. Traders need to pay attention to the marginal changes in interest rate expectations after the data is released, as well as gold's reaction near key technical areas.

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Rising oil prices have put gold under short-term pressure, and the upcoming U.S. CPI may change the market's pricing of the probability of the Federal Reserve raising interest rates, becoming a key variable affecting the trends of gold and the U.S. dollar. On the technical front, the battle between bulls and bears near key support and resistance, as well as changes in volatility before and after the data are released, deserve traders' close attention.

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The rebound of EUR/CHF coexists with the high interest rate spread between France and Germany, indicating that the short-term repair of the euro against the Swiss franc has not eliminated the structural pressure of French fiscal risks. Traders should pay attention to whether interest rate spreads are moving closer to 150bps again, and the potential transmission of U.S. CPI data to U.S. bond yields and Swiss franc safe-haven demand.