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On this day — June 10, 2023

Western wedding season: Western (especially US and European) gold and platinum jewellery demand peaks in May, June and December — combined wedding and gift seasons. US jewellery sales typically see 30–50 percent surges in these months.

Saturday — the international gold market is closed. Most retail jewellery markets, especially in Asia and the Middle East, see peak Saturday foot-traffic and physical trade activity.

Day 161 of 365 · Q2 2023 · 44.1% through the year

June 2023 gold market: Higher-for-longer rates weigh

Bearish

A hawkish 'skip' and resilient economy pressured gold.

Gold eased toward $1,920 in June as the Federal Reserve 'skipped' a hike but signalled more tightening ahead, and a resilient US economy pushed back rate-cut bets. Rising real yields gradually sapped the metal's momentum.

What drove gold in June 2023

  • Fed pause but hawkish guidance
  • resilient US economy
  • rising real yields
  • firm dollar
Themes#Fed policy#higher-for-longer#rising yields

Key events in June 2023

  1. Jun 14Fed holds but projects more hikes; gold softens

What happened next

A cooler inflation print briefly revived gold in July before yields surged again.

For gold buyers

June marked the start of a summer grind lower as the market accepted that rate cuts were further off than hoped.

Jun 10 across the years — 20202022

+6.3% over 2 years
20202022
YearJun 10 closevs prior
Jun 10, 2022$1,830.00-3.11%View
Jun 10, 2021$1,888.70+9.67%View
Jun 10, 2020$1,722.10View
Each row is the verified XAU/USD spot close for Jun 10 of that year. Click any row to open the full daily archive (with country tables for Jun 10, 2020+).