CWG Insights: U.S. Dollar Index Rebounds Toward the 100 Level, Gold Consolidates Lower; Markets Focus on U.S. Jobs and Manufacturing Data

31 Aug, 2026

At the 09:02 Beijing cutoff, spot-gold bid was 4,451.80 and delayed DXY was 99.61. EUR/USD, GBP/USD, AUD/USD and USD/JPY were 1.1594, 1.3542, 0.7163, 159.98. Source timestamps differ; this is not a sy

Time convention: The report uses Beijing time throughout while source-native timing stays in the fields.
CWG Markets · Daily Insight
XAU/USD
4,451.80
-2.60 (-0.06%)
DXY
99.61
+0.505 (+0.51%)
EUR/USD
1.1594
-0.0064 (-0.55%)
GBP/USD
1.3542
-0.0053 (-0.39%)

Market overview

At the 09:02 Beijing cutoff, spot-gold bid was 4,451.80 and delayed DXY was 99.61. EUR/USD, GBP/USD, AUD/USD and USD/JPY were 1.1594, 1.3542, 0.7163, 159.98. Source timestamps differ; this is not a synchronized snapshot.

Key takeaway

July U.S. import and export prices are confirmed: Import prices -0.4% m/m and +5.9% y/y; export prices -1.3% m/m and +8.2% y/y. Gold was near the middle of its verified day range; subsequent direction in the dollar, gold and major FX pairs still needs live confirmation.

Core market data

Asset Latest Change Interpretation
XAU/USD 4,451.80 -2.60 (-0.06%) spot gold bid; support 4,444.80 / 4,426.90; resistance 4,472.70 / 4,500.00.
[S1] 2026-08-31 05:01:57 Beijing Time (2026-08-30 21:01:57 UTC) · verified
DXY 99.61 +0.505 (+0.51%) delayed U.S. Dollar Index reference; backup source; support 99.60 / 99.50; resistance 99.71 / 100.00.
[S2] 2026-08-31 08:52:46 Beijing Time · verified
EUR/USD 1.1594 -0.0064 (-0.55%) FX reference quote; backup source; support 1.1581 / 1.1565; resistance 1.1597 / 1.1620.
[S3] 2026-08-31 09:01:52 Beijing Time · verified
GBP/USD 1.3542 -0.0053 (-0.39%) FX reference quote; backup source; support 1.3529 / 1.3510; resistance 1.3548 / 1.3575.
[S4] 2026-08-31 09:01:52 Beijing Time · verified
AUD/USD 0.7163 -0.0039 (-0.54%) FX reference quote; backup source; support 0.7157 / 0.7145; resistance 0.7167 / 0.7184.
[S5] 2026-08-31 09:00:52 Beijing Time · verified
USD/JPY 159.98 +0.637 (+0.40%) FX reference quote; backup source; support 159.94 / 159.50; resistance 160.20 / 160.50.
[S6] 2026-08-31 09:02:49 Beijing Time · verified
Sources: [S1] Kitco Gold Price Chart · [S2] Yahoo Finance DXY backup · [S3] Yahoo Finance EUR/USD backup · [S4] Yahoo Finance GBP/USD backup · [S5] Yahoo Finance AUD/USD backup · [S6] Yahoo Finance USD/JPY backup

Market review

July U.S. import and export prices were Import prices -0.4% m/m and +5.9% y/y; export prices -1.3% m/m and +8.2% y/y. Latest official H.15 closes: 2Y 4.20%, 10Y 4.67% and 30Y 5.19%.

Trade prices confirmed

July U.S. import and export prices were Import prices -0.4% m/m and +5.9% y/y; export prices -1.3% m/m and +8.2% y/y. No unverified forecast is added.

Non-synchronous quotes

DXY is delayed, gold is a spot bid and FX values are separate page references; timestamps must be read independently.

Market dynamics

Gold range

Gold bid is 4,451.80 within the verified 4,426.90-4,472.70 day range.

Treasury curve

Latest official closes are 2Y 4.20%, 10Y 4.67% and 30Y 5.19%.

Next official schedule

The next confirmed U.S. release is scheduled for 09-01 22:00 Beijing Time; no actual value is available yet.

Sources: [S1] Kitco Gold Price Chart · [S2] Yahoo Finance DXY backup · [S7] Federal Reserve H.15

Economic calendar - confirmed times only

Beijing time Region Confirmed event Status
09-01 22:00 US U.S. JOLTS - July 2026 Time verified; not released at cutoff
09-01 22:00 US U.S. ISM Manufacturing PMI - August 2026 Time verified; not released at cutoff
09-02 22:00 US U.S. metropolitan-area employment and unemployment - July 2026 Time verified; not released at cutoff
Sources: [S8] BLS JOLTS release schedule · [S14] ISM report release calendar · [S15] BLS September 2026 release schedule

Cross-asset verified comparison

Technical levels

Levels use only the latest verified references. Recheck live prices and spreads before acting.

Asset Reference Resistance Support Invalidation
DXY 99.61 99.71 / 100.00 99.60 / 99.50 Below 99.50
EUR/USD 1.1594 1.1597 / 1.1620 1.1581 / 1.1565 Below 1.1565
GBP/USD 1.3542 1.3548 / 1.3575 1.3529 / 1.3510 Below 1.3510
USD/JPY 159.98 160.20 / 160.50 159.94 / 159.50 Below 159.50
AUD/USD 0.7163 0.7167 / 0.7184 0.7157 / 0.7145 Below 0.7145
XAU/USD 4,451.80 4,472.70 / 4,500.00 4,444.80 / 4,426.90 Below 4,426.90

Released data

U.S. import and export prices - July Import prices -0.4% m/m and +5.9% y/y; export prices -1.3% m/m and +8.2% y/y [S13]
U.S. PPI - July Final demand unchanged m/m and +4.7% y/y; less foods, energy and trade +0.4% m/m and +4.7% y/y [S9]
U.S. CPI - July Headline +0.1% m/m, +3.4% y/y; core +0.2% m/m, +2.5% y/y [S10]
U.S. Employment Situation - July Payrolls -23,000; unemployment 4.1%; hourly earnings +3.2% y/y [S12]

Conditional scenarios

Trigger Confirmation Invalidation Path
DXY above 100.00 Gold below 4,444.80 and EUR/USD below 1.1565 DXY below 99.50 A firmer dollar may pressure gold and non-dollar currencies.
DXY below 99.50 Gold above 4,472.70 and EUR/USD above 1.1597 DXY back above 100.00 A softer dollar may allow gold and non-dollar currencies to recover.

Not a trading instruction. Confirm all triggers with live platform data.

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Four panels cover XAU/USD, EUR/USD, GBP/USD, AUD/USD and position each reference within its verified day range; they do not depict an intraday path.

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