The U.S. dollar weakened after the U.S. Treasury increased the maximum buyback size for longer-dated nominal coupons in a plan designed to improve Treasury market liquidity. The DXY proxy, a widely followed measure of the dollar, fell to 98.8, down 2.3% over the past month, while the broad trade-weighted dollar index stood at 118.9. Market participants interpreted the buyback initiative as supportive of Treasury liquidity and lower long-term yields. Gold pricing has consequently shifted higher, with a greater likelihood assigned to the metal reaching $4,700 in August and a notable increase in YES outcomes for a $4,600 target. Investors will focus on Federal Reserve communications, inflation and employment data, geopolitical developments, central-bank gold-reserve policies and further Treasury buyback operations.