US dollar surged Tuesday; gold briefly hit $3500 then fell, easing tensions and boosting optimism.

On Tuesday, under optimistic expectations for US tariff trade negotiations, the US dollar index rebounded nearly 100 points from its low point, ultimately closing up 0.634% at 98.98. The yield of US Treasury bonds fluctuated, with the benchmark 10-year yield closing at 4.4%; The two-year US Treasury yield, which is more sensitive to monetary policy, closed at 3.825%. On Wednesday (April 23) morning trading in the Asian market, spot gold opened nearly $40 lower and briefly touched $3313.51 per ounce, a drop of nearly $200 from the historical high of $3500 hit on Tuesday. This was due to US Treasury Secretary Vicente's suggestion that international trade tensions would ease, which sparked optimism in the stock market and boosted the US dollar to rebound to its near weekly high; On Tuesday, spot gold closed down 1.2% at $3380.95 per ounce. As the United States imposed new sanctions on Iran and the stock market rose, international crude oil rebounded from a sharp sell-off the previous trading day. WTI crude oil once reached the 64 mark and ultimately closed up 1.28% at $63.41 per barrel; Brent crude oil closed up 1.06% at $66.44 per barrel.