Gold Rebounds to $4,392 as Sentiment Crashes to 51 and Inflation Expectations Rise

The University of Michigan’s August Consumer Sentiment Index fell to 51 — missing the 54.5 consensus and ending two months of improvement — while inflation expectations rose to 4.3%. The simultaneous drop in growth confidence and rise in price expectations creates a stagflation signal that limits the Federal Reserve’s options and extends gold’s tailwind heading into September.
Gold Price and the September Fed Pivot: Five Data Prints Rewrote the Odds This Week

Five data prints this week — retail sales, consumer sentiment, CPI, PPI, and Hormuz — moved September Fed rate-hike odds by 27 points. Here is what each means for gold.
