Gold's 1.81% jump on 3 July and a softening Dollar Index reflect a rate-cut repricing that the bond market has not confirmed, since the 10-year yield rose 4 basis points over the same window and credit spreads barely moved.

What would prove it wrong

If the FOMC minutes due 8 July 2026 signal continued hawkish caution, or the 10-year yield rises alongside further gold gains rather than against them, the cut-pricing thesis in gold and the dollar fails.

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