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What gold actually hedges

published 13:17 · updated never, that’s the point
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SOFR 3.92% · 5 Nov 2026 · NY Fed · CFTC net long 179,548 contracts · 3 Nov 2026 · CFTC

Gold pays no coupon, so what it competes against is the return you give up by holding it.

Gold tends to rise when real yields fall, because a metal that pays nothing looks more attractive exactly when the after-inflation return on cash and bonds shrinks, not simply because a headline happens to mention inflation.