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Spot gold and silver prices climbed sharply in late U.S. trading Friday, recovering from the midweek selloff as bargain purchases, an earlier decline in the dollar and easing Treasury yields supported demand. Spot gold traded near $4,194.50 an ounce, gaining 1.50% for the session, while spot silver reached roughly $60.700, up 2.77%.

The rebound brought gold back toward the closely watched $4,200 level after a volatile week. Metals benefited as Treasury yields retreated from their weekly extremes, although persistent inflation expectations kept pressure on the market outlook.

North American equities also finished higher, closing the turbulent week with broad gains. The S&P 500 added 46.18 points, or 0.6%, to 7,811.54, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 423.31 points, or 0.8%, to 51,654.95.

The Nasdaq Composite gained 172.83 points, or 0.6%, to close at 27,366.17. The Russell 2000 advanced 12.85 points, or 0.5%, to 2,806.98.

European shares moved higher as easing fears of a strike involving Iran, stronger metals prices and reduced bond market stress supported risk appetite. The Stoxx Europe 600 gained 0.97%, while Germany’s DAX rose 1.13% to 25,087.30.

The U.K. FTSE 100 advanced 1.06% to 10,552.00, France’s CAC 40 climbed 0.95% to 7,803.33 and Italy’s FTSE MIB gained 0.91% to 49,746.30. The gains accompanied a broader improvement in market sentiment at the end of the week.

Monetary policy positioning remained less hawkish for October, but traders were still exposed to the prospect of tightening by December. The preliminary October University of Michigan consumer sentiment index dropped to 46.3 from 48.1 in September.

At the same time, year ahead inflation expectations increased to 4.7%, while long run expectations rose to 3.5%. The combination strengthened the growth slowdown argument supporting gold, while leaving the inflation side of the Federal Reserve trade firmly in play.

September payrolls increased by only 29,000, unemployment remained at 4.2% and the July and August payroll totals were revised lower by a combined 60,000. Traders priced an approximately 19% chance of an October rate increase and an 84% probability of at least one 25 basis point increase by December.

The benchmark 10 year Treasury yield ended near 5.24%, while the U.S. dollar index held around 102.10. Those markets remained central to gold’s direction as traders balanced weaker employment and consumer sentiment against stubborn inflation expectations.

The next major economic tests include September CPI on Wednesday, September PPI on Thursday and import and export prices on Friday. Softer inflation would support gold by validating the payroll slowdown, while strong CPI or PPI figures would preserve December rate increase risk and pressure from real rates.

The Strait of Hormuz and tensions between the U.S. and Iran remained a supply risk, even as immediate strike concerns eased. Oil initially declined after President Donald Trump said Washington was holding productive discussions with Tehran and would not attack Iran before the Nov. 3 midterm elections.

Iran was reviewing a U.S. response to a proposal that would reopen the strait within seven days. Threats to Gulf shipping and the Strait of Hormuz had increased, while the waterway carried about 20% of global oil and fuel shipments before the war.

The U.S. imposed new sanctions on 17 vessels connected to Iranian energy flows, while Hurricane Isaias shut in more than 1.3 million barrels per day of U.S. Gulf production. Brent crude settled at $104.72 a barrel, up 0.42%, and WTI finished at $91.85, up 0.39%.

For gold, the oil and geopolitical signals remained mixed. Lower immediate strike risk reduced some safe haven urgency, but elevated crude prices, diesel tightness and tanker risks kept inflation expectations, Treasury yields and defensive demand embedded in the metals trade.

Gold bulls next need to push prices above resistance between $4,225.81 and $4,233.10, with further targets at $4,272.41 and $4,319.60. A break below $4,183.83 would expose downside targets at $4,141.86 and $4,103.24.

Silver bulls face resistance from $61.720 to $63.060, followed by potential targets at $64.270 and $65.090. A decline below $59.960 would open deeper downside targets at $58.940 and $57.640, with initial support at $60.623.

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