Gold Forecast: the USD Index Soars to New 2026 Highs
Gold failed to rally on bullish news, and that is the key information from this week.
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Gold failed to rally on bullish news, and that is the key information from this week.

The American currency is moving higher as economic reports highlight the strength of the economy.

The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield briefly reached 5.34%, its highest level since 2002, before retreating a bit.

A favorable surprise against forecasts does not necessarily mean inflation slowed on every measure.

The American currency gains ground as traders focus on the strength of the U.S. economy.

Fed hike bets ease ahead of PCE, but elevated Treasury yields support DXY as EUR/USD and GBP/USD remain under pressure.

The American currency continues to move higher as traders focus on rising Treasury yields.

Rising Treasury yields and Fed hike expectations support DXY as EUR/USD remains pressured, while higher UK inflation expectations support sterling.

The American currency managed to gain some ground amid global debt market sell-off.

Iran tensions and Fed hike expectations support DXY as EUR/USD tests oversold support and GBP/USD remains trapped below key resistance.

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Strong US growth has kept another Fed hike in focus, and the August PCE report could set the tone for the dollar against the euro and yen.

The strong pullback in the oil markets put pressure on the American currency.
Markets expect the central bank will take a firmer hand on inflation. It's not that easy.

Rising Treasury yields provided support to the American currency.

Strong U.S. data and hawkish Fed expectations support DXY as EUR/USD and GBP/USD remain pressured below key technical resistance.
The Swiss National Bank held rates at 0% as low inflation and a strong franc enable it to diverge from other central banks, though markets expect hikes ahead.

Today is a good example of why we map scenarios before the market moves.

The American currency gained strong upside momentum as forex traders bet on hawkish Fed.

DXY remains supported by hawkish Fed expectations as EUR/USD and GBP/USD break key support, while falling oil prices test longer-term rate-hike bets.