The U.S. PPI data in April was strong, rising 0.5% month-on-month, 0.3% higher than expected. Core PPI also rose 0.5%, while the expected 0.2% was. However, both March PPI and core PPI were revised down from 0.2% to -0.1 %, the sharp downward revision of March PPI moderated the unexpected increase in April PPI. Powell's speech was also half hawkish and half dovish, which resulted in the data and speech having a limited impact on gold prices, but he also stated that the next step is unlikely to be to raise interest rates. Meanwhile, geopolitical concerns boosted gold as Israel massed troops in Rafah after ceasefire talks broke down in Gaza and U.S. officials said a full-scale offensive was possible in the coming days. U.S. CPI data for April will be released in the evening. If the data is weak, it will be beneficial to postpone the interest rate cut.