Odaily Planet Daily reports that, based on comprehensive market analysis, if tonight’s December US CPI significantly falls below expectations, the anticipation of rate cuts will accelerate the rapid strengthening of gold prices; if slightly lower, gold prices will maintain a bullish pattern and fluctuate upward; if in line with expectations, the market will remain steady, with gold consolidating at high levels and waiting for the next signal; and if inflation exceeds expectations, especially with a rebound in core inflation, rising real interest rates will suppress short-term gold prices. However, if “high interest rates + sticky inflation” continue to evolve into stagflation concerns, gold may instead see stronger safe-haven buying in the medium term.