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Gold dips as dollar gains, traders dial back US rate-cut bets
Gold prices edged lower on Thursday, weighed down by a stronger dollar and reduced expectations for a Federal Reserve rate cut in December, with investors eyeing a delayed US jobs report. Spot gold was down 0.1% at $4,077.82 per ounce, as of 0449 GMT. US gold futures for December delivery fell 0.2% to $4,076.50 per ounce. “Gold right now is down primarily due to the fact that the rate-cut bets have been pared back quite remarkably in the last two weeks,” OANDA senior market analyst Kelvin Wong said. “In the short-term perspective, this causes gold price to remain lacklustre below $4,100 level. I see a ... (full story)