{"id":1383,"date":"2026-08-19T02:36:47","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T02:36:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/goontrading.com\/en\/gold-silver-slide-as-ai-selloff-hormuz-risk-lift-rate-concerns-kitco-pm-report\/"},"modified":"2026-08-19T02:36:47","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T02:36:47","slug":"gold-silver-slide-as-ai-selloff-hormuz-risk-lift-rate-concerns-kitco-pm-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goontrading.com\/en\/gold-silver-slide-as-ai-selloff-hormuz-risk-lift-rate-concerns-kitco-pm-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Gold, silver slide as AI selloff, Hormuz risk lift rate concerns &#8211; Kitco PM Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u26a1 <b data-path-to-node=\"4,0,1\" data-index-in-node=\"2\">Trade with Ultra-Low Spreads on IC Markets!<\/b> \u2794 <a href=\"https:\/\/ic.com\/?camp=28736\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><code data-path-to-node=\"4,0,1\" data-index-in-node=\"48\">[Link]<\/code><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udf81 <b data-path-to-node=\"8,0,1\" data-index-in-node=\"3\">Get Your Exclusive XM Deposit Bonus Now!<\/b> \u2794 <a href=\"https:\/\/clicks.pipaffiliates.com\/c?c=423232&amp;l=vi&amp;p=6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><code data-path-to-node=\"8,0,1\" data-index-in-node=\"46\">[Link]<\/code><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udca1 <b data-path-to-node=\"12,1,1\" data-index-in-node=\"3\">Master the Markets with FXTM Copy Trading<\/b> \u2794 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fxtm.com\/en\/learn\/copy-trading\/?form=JeWL\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><code data-path-to-node=\"12,1,1\" data-index-in-node=\"47\">[Link]<\/code><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Gold, silver slide as AI selloff, Hormuz risk lift rate concerns - Kitco PM Report teaser image\" width=\"1340\" height=\"756\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg object-contain w-full h-auto\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/goontrading.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/08\/5768df25-c265-4c2d-a489-e51917a45667-12.webp\" title=\"5768df25-c265-4c2d-a489-e51917a45667-12\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"relative text-base article-alias_articleBodyStyles__zkPMo article-alias_articleWrapper__atgO6\" id=\"articleBody\">\n<p>(Kitco NewsWire) &#8211; Spot\u00a0gold and\u00a0silver prices are sharply lower in late-afternoon U.S. trading Tuesday, as elevated global bond yields and a renewed selloff in AI-linked equities outweighed support from a softer U.S. dollar and lingering Strait of Hormuz risk. At the time of writing, spot gold was trading near $4,338.10 an ounce, down 1.76%, while spot silver was trading at $63.370, down 3.49% on the session.<\/p>\n<p>North American equity markets closed lower, led by technology and semiconductor weakness. The S&amp;P 500 fell 48.42 points, or 0.63%, to 7,696.64, the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 87.51 points, or 0.16%, to 53,372.27, and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 355.20 points, or 1.33%, to 26,289.72. European markets also finished weaker, with the STOXX Europe 600 down 0.69% to 651.90, Germany\u2019s DAX down 0.80% to 26,128.36, France\u2019s CAC 40 down 0.82% to 8,509.36, Italy\u2019s FTSE MIB down 1.06% to 53,017.84 and London\u2019s FTSE 100 up 0.07% to 10,728.04.<\/p>\n<p>The latest positioning remains a tug of war between softer U.S. data and a higher-for-longer rates impulse from oil and long-end yields. Last week\u2019s weaker retail sales, softer CPI, flat headline PPI and weaker consumer sentiment reduced expectations for a September Fed hike, while Monday\u2019s Empire State survey showed activity and prices paid improving. The 10-year Treasury yield edged lower to about 4.71%, but remains well above prewar levels, while the 30-year yield stayed near its highest level since 2007. Markets are now focused on the Fed\u2019s July meeting minutes Wednesday at 2 p.m. ET, jobless claims and the Philadelphia Fed index Thursday, and Friday\u2019s flash PMI readings for confirmation that the Fed can stay on hold.<\/p>\n<p>The Strait of Hormuz remains the main geopolitical channel into oil, inflation expectations and defensive demand, though Tuesday\u2019s market impact was mixed. Washington said the strait is open and operating, while also saying the naval blockade remains in force and mines have been removed or detonated. Brent crude held near $91 a barrel as traders monitored whether the U.S. and Iran can reach a deal that allows tankers to exit the Persian Gulf freely again. For gold, the setup remains two-sided: geopolitical stress and a softer dollar support safe-haven demand, while higher crude keeps inflation risk alive and prevents a clean decline in Treasury yields.<\/p>\n<p>The key outside markets see Nymex WTI crude oil prices firmer and trading around $84.98 a barrel, while Brent crude was near $91.24. The yield on the benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury note is trading near the 4.7% area. The U.S. dollar index is softer.\u00a0(Kitco Global Index shows how much of today&#8217;s gold move is the dollar versus the gold market itself.)<\/p>\n<p>Technically, spot\u00a0gold bulls&#8217; next upside price objective is to push prices back above the $4,448.00 resistance level, with a sustained move targeting $4,518.00 and then $4,596.00. Bears&#8217; next near-term downside price objective is a break below $4,333.00, with deeper downside targets at $4,262.00 and then $4,205.00. First resistance is seen at $4,448.00 and then at $4,518.00. First support is seen at $4,333.00 and then at $4,262.00.<\/p>\n<p>Spot\u00a0silver bulls&#8217; next upside price objective is to drive prices back above $66.78, with a move above that level targeting $68.24 and then $69.63. The next downside price objective for the bears is a break below $63.57, with deeper downside targets at $62.20 and then $61.50. First resistance is seen at $66.78 and then at $68.24. Next support is seen at $63.57 and then at $62.20.<\/p>\n<p>See live\u00a0precious metals prices for gold, silver, platinum and palladium \u2014 in USD, CAD and 12 more currencies.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\">Kitco.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u26a1 Trade with Ultra-Low Spreads on IC Markets! \u2794 [Link] \ud83c\udf81 Get Your Exclusive XM Deposit Bonus Now! \u2794 [Link] \ud83d\udca1 Master the Markets with FXTM Copy Trading \u2794 [Link] (Kitco NewsWire) &#8211; Spot\u00a0gold and\u00a0silver prices are sharply lower in late-afternoon U.S. trading Tuesday, as elevated global bond yields and a renewed selloff in AI-linked &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[40],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1383","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","","category-gold-commodities-trade-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/goontrading.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1383","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/goontrading.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/goontrading.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goontrading.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goontrading.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1383"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/goontrading.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1383\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/goontrading.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1383"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goontrading.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1383"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goontrading.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1383"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}