Gold Dips as Rising Oil Fuels Rate Hike Bets

Gold prices slipped on Tuesday as rising oil triggered inflation concerns. Investors now await upcoming U.S. consumer and producer price data for monetary policy clues.

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FILE PHOTO: Rough gold bars are placed on a metal tray inside a processing room at Sibanye-Stillwater's Ezulwini processing plant near Westonaria, west of Johannesburg, South Africa, March 17, 2026.

Gold fell 0.4% to $4,385.09 per ounce on Tuesday afternoon as climbing energy costs stoked inflation fears. The drop reflects growing trader bets on an upcoming Federal Reserve rate hike. Rising borrowing costs continue to pressure non-yielding bullion.

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