Gold: Safe-haven bid on US debt worries – Commerzbank

Commerzbank’s Carsten Fritsch notes Gold has surged, breaking above USD 4,500 per troy ounce as safe‑haven demand rises on US debt concerns and a weaker Dollar. The US Treasury’s bond buyback announcement triggered the sharpest daily Gold rally in six and a half months, with strong ETF inflows, though upside momentum may slow if US inflation data stays elevated.

Debt concerns boost safe haven

"The gold price jumped by more than 4% or around USD 180 on Wednesday, marking its sharpest daily rise in six and a half months. The price also surpassed the USD 4,500 per troy ounce mark for the first time since early June."

"This was triggered by the US Treasury’s announcement that it intended to more than double the volume of buybacks of long-term US government bonds with maturities of 10 to 30 years. This move comes against the backdrop of a sharp rise in bond yields in the preceding days."

"This measure calmed the bond market and led to a decline in yields. At the same time, the US dollar depreciated significantly. Confidence in the US dollar as a safe haven appears to be eroding, as investors are demanding higher yields for US government bonds and the Treasury is having to step in."

"The main beneficiary of this is gold, as evidenced by strong inflows into gold ETFs. Holdings in the gold ETFs tracked by Bloomberg recorded their strongest daily increase since September 2025 yesterday, at 18 tons."

"On the gold market, the US Treasury’s announcement was seen as a sign of stress. The sharp rise in US bond yields in the preceding days was not, in fact, due to a change in Fed interest rate expectations, but rather to long-term inflation risks and growing concerns about debt levels."

"This is consistent with the news that public debt in the US broke through the USD 40 trillion (USD 40,000,000,000,000) barrier for the first time this week. It is barely four and a half years since the debt level exceeded the USD 30 trillion mark. Interest payments are expected to amount to USD 1.1 trillion this fiscal year, which represents a threefold increase within five years."

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