Hamas signed Gaza ceasefire, USD up 4th day, gold below $4000.

On Thursday, the US dollar index rose for the fourth consecutive trading day, surpassing the 99 mark, and finally closed up 0.56% at 99.39, continuing to hit a high of more than two months. The benchmark 10-year US Treasury bond yield closed at 4.144%, and the 2-year US Treasury bond yield sensitive to the Fed's policy interest rate closed at 3.605%. After hitting a record high of $4059.05, gold prices took a sharp turn and fell nearly 2% on Thursday (October 9), eventually falling below the $4000 mark and closing near $3976. The direct cause driving this round of decline is the continued strengthening of the US dollar index and the temporary easing of tensions in the Middle East. With the turnaround in tensions in the Middle East, international crude oil has given up some risk premiums. WTI crude oil ended a four-day rally, once falling below the $61 mark, and finally closed down 1.29% at $61.17 per barrel; Brent crude oil finally closed down 1.2% at $65.01 per barrel.