Options Strategy

The precious metal has slid against stronger U.S. Treasury yields, with the market looking ahead to 2025 for fresh catalysts. Market pessimism around the prospect of significant U.S. interest-rate cuts in the new year have kept consistent downward pressure on gold prices in late December, reflecting hawkish Federal Reserve commentary and the inflationary nature of many of President-elect Donald Trump's mooted policies. Higher interest rates for longer typically damp the appeal of non-interest bearing bullion.