
Gold's $90 CPI Surge: The Rally, the Resistance, and the Hormuz Watch
Gold jumped $90 to $4,091 in Tuesday's session after June CPI printed -0.4% MoM. Here are the levels, the context, and the one risk that could reverse the trade.
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Gold jumped $90 to $4,091 in Tuesday's session after June CPI printed -0.4% MoM. Here are the levels, the context, and the one risk that could reverse the trade.

June CPI at 3.5% cut BTC's July rate-hike risk from 35% to 10%. Bitcoin trades at $64,941 as ETF inflows return. Full risk/reward analysis inside.

HSBC cut its 2026 gold forecast to $4,560/oz citing Warsh's hawkish Fed and dollar strength. Spot near $4,030, down 28%. Full analysis of ETF outflows, central bank demand, CFTC positioning, and key price levels.

June CPI fell to 3.5% YoY on a 5.7% drop in energy prices tied to the Islamabad Memorandum ceasefire. That ceasefire collapsed July 10. Gasoline is already up $0.07/gal this week. The July print faces material upside.

June CPI printed at 3.5% vs. 3.8% expected, bank earnings blew out, and IBM collapsed 25%. James Nakamura reads what the July 15 equity tape is actually saying about sector rotation and SPY's next move.

June CPI fell to 3.5%, but the ceasefire already collapsed. Gasoline is back at $3.86. Warsh gave no ground at Congress. What the data really means for July.

Fed Chair Warsh told Congress the Fed has 'no tolerance for persistently elevated inflation' and announced five policy task forces. No rate-cut timeline emerged. June CPI fell to 3.5% year-over-year, but core PCE remains at 3.4%.

JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs, Wells Fargo, and Citigroup all delivered Q2 2026 results that demolished analyst estimates. JPM beat by $1.92 per share, Goldman by $6.51. Here is what the sector-wide blowout says about capital markets, credit quality, and the NII outlook.

June CPI came in well below consensus on both headline and core. The actual print and what it means for Fed policy and markets.

Bitcoin trades at $63,561, down 50% from its October 2025 peak. A $424.7M ETF outflow on July 13 led by BlackRock and Fidelity signals institutions are reducing exposure, not buying the dip.

Five major banks posted blowout Q2 results while SK Hynix's 15% single-day collapse dragged semiconductors lower, splitting Tuesday's session into two very different stories.

Spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $424.7M in outflows on July 13, led by BlackRock IBIT and Fidelity FBTC. Bitcoin holds $63,561 but the institutional signal argues for caution.