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On this day — February 10, 2023
Chinese New Year: Chinese gold demand surges in the lead-up to Lunar New Year as families exchange gold pendants, rings and bars. Year-on-year, China's January–February gold imports run 30–50 percent above other months.
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Day 41 of 365 · Q1 2023 · 11.2% through the year
February 2023 gold market: Hot data revives Fed hawkishness
BearishHot US data pushed rate-hike bets and the dollar back up.
Gold pulled back to around $1,810–$1,830 in February after unexpectedly strong US jobs and inflation data revived expectations of more Fed rate hikes, lifting the dollar and Treasury yields.
What drove gold in February 2023
- blockbuster US jobs report
- sticky inflation data
- rebounding dollar and yields
- repricing of the Fed path
Key events in February 2023
- Feb 24Gold slips toward $1,810 as yields and the dollar rise
What happened next
The pullback ended abruptly in March when a banking crisis erupted.
For gold buyers
February was a reminder that the road to a Fed pause would be bumpy, with each hot data print a setback for gold.