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Gold gets hit again by a jump in oil prices as the focus turns to US CPI. What to watch?
Gold got once again hit by another jump in oil prices, with WTI reaching a new weekly high yesterday. The Houthis are intensifying attacks on Saudi Arabia, leading to renewed supply disruption risks. The negotiations between the US and Iran remain at a stalemate, and there isn’t any energy ceasefire
Why it matters
GC=F (Gold Futures) · Why linked: Gold is directly mentioned as being pressured by rising oil prices and shifting focus to U.S. CPI data Market context: Higher oil prices and inflation expectations typically weigh on gold, while upcoming CPI data will be a key catalyst for price direction.
CL (Crude Oil (WTI)) · Why linked: WTI oil is explicitly mentioned reaching a new weekly high driven by Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia Market context: Escalating Houthi attacks on Saudi infrastructure are raising supply disruption fears and pushing oil prices up.
How GC=F, CL usually react
This story is too recent for its own reaction record — we score each asset against the actual price move 24h after publication. These are the long-run figures across every event we have tracked for them.
| Asset | Events | Avg max move | Closed lower |
|---|---|---|---|
| GC=F | 4 | +1.28% | 75% |
| CL | 180 | +2.93% | 41% |
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