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On this day — February 22, 2023

Wednesday — a normal trading day. FOMC announcements (when scheduled) typically come on Wednesdays at 2 PM ET, often producing intraday gold volatility.

Day 53 of 365 · Q1 2023 · 14.5% through the year

February 2023 gold market: Hot data revives Fed hawkishness

Bearish

Hot 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
Themes#Fed policy#US data strength#rising yields

Key events in February 2023

  1. 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.