Fitch said it is keeping its gold-price assumptions unchanged.

Comerica Bank SVP and chief economist Bill Adams expects U.S. May CPI YoY to top 4%, the highest in three years, driven by last month’s gasoline increase. Core CPI YoY is expected to stay relatively moderate, near 3%. Headline inflation in May is forecast to exceed average hourly earnings growth, further eroding consumers’ real purchasing power. PPI is also expected to post another sizeable rise, outpacing CPI, reflecting strong weights for petroleum products, metals and transportation costs in producer prices. The University of Michigan preliminary June consumer sentiment index is expected to rebound from May’s low, aided by a two-week decline in gasoline prices and recent equity gains.

PTI reports India will raise domestic aviation fuel prices by 10%.