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Gold, silver soften as Hormuz oil risk keeps yields firm - Kitco AM Report

Gold, silver soften as Hormuz oil risk keeps yields firm - Kitco AM Report

KitcoKitco2026/07/10 13:09
By:Kitco

(Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold and silver prices are modestly lower ahead of the North American market open Friday, as traders balanced last week’s weaker payrolls report against Wednesday’s Fed minutes, steady Treasury yields and renewed Strait of Hormuz uncertainty. At the time of writing, spot gold was trading near $4,104.30 an ounce, down 0.44%, while spot silver was trading near $59.49, down 0.57% on the session.

Gold’s early range was $4,093.70 to $4,135.50, leaving the metal above the $4,090 area but still below the $4,162 to $4,214 resistance zone that capped the latest rebound. Silver’s early range was $59.15 to $60.89, with the metal holding above Thursday’s lows but failing to reclaim the $61.00 area.

Positioning after last Thursday’s June employment report and Wednesday’s Fed minutes remains mixed for precious metals. Payrolls rose 57,000 in June, about half of expectations, while the unemployment rate held at 4.2% and April and May payrolls were revised down by a combined 74,000. That softer labor-market backdrop initially supported gold by reducing confidence in further Fed tightening, but the minutes kept inflation risk in focus and left traders reluctant to add aggressively to long metals exposure. The 10-year Treasury yield was near 4.53% and DXY was near 100.87, leaving gold supported by softer hiring momentum but capped by yields that remain elevated.

The Strait of Hormuz situation is best characterized as open transit under elevated political and shipping risk, not a confirmed chokepoint closure. Oil prices were choppy after a series of unclaimed strikes in southern Iran, while Washington and Tehran both continued to say the waterway must remain open. Iran has argued that vessels should pay fees to transit the strait, which carries about one-fifth of global oil and natural gas flows, but the market is not pricing a full blockade. Brent crude traded near $77.08 and WTI near $72.73, keeping a geopolitical bid under energy while limiting gold’s upside through the inflation-yield channel.

Traders are watching the next CPI release, any follow-through in Hormuz shipping disruptions and Fed communication after Wednesday’s minutes. A cooler inflation print would reduce the pressure from real yields and give gold a cleaner path to test the $4,162 to $4,214 resistance zone, while another oil spike would keep the market focused on inflation risk and the Fed’s reaction function.

The key outside markets see Nymex WTI crude oil prices firmer and trading around $72.73 a barrel, while Brent crude was near $77.08. The U.S. dollar index is steady near 100.87. The yield on the benchmark 10-year U.S. Treasury note is trading near the 4.53% area.

Technically, spot gold bulls' next upside price objective is to push prices back above the $4,091.00 to $4,103.00 resistance zone, with a sustained move targeting $4,140.00 and then $4,203.00. Bears' next near-term downside price objective is a break below $4,000.00, with deeper downside targets at $3,959.00 and then $3,942.00. First resistance is seen at $4,135.50 and then at $4,162.36. First support is seen at $4,093.70 and then at $4,053.60.

Spot silver bulls' next upside price objective is to drive prices back above $59.44 and then $63.28, with a move above that level targeting the 200-day moving average at $70.06 and then the 50-day moving average at $70.53. The next downside price objective for the bears is a break below $58.53, with deeper downside targets at $55.60 and then $50.00. First resistance is seen at $60.89 and then at $63.28. Next support is seen at $59.15 and then at $58.53.

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