Amy Gower Says Gold Faces Rate and Dollar Headwinds

Amy Gower said gold is facing significant near-term pressure from rising long-dated bond yields and a stronger dollar, noting that as a nonyielding asset it becomes less attractive when investors can earn higher returns elsewhere. Even so, she argued that gold remains well supported because the metal is still trading above $4,000 an ounce, suggesting other forces are offsetting those headwinds. Gower pointed to strong physical demand, including central bank buying, active purchases from China an