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Gold (XAUUSD), Silver, Platinum Forecasts – Gold Retreats As Traders Bet On Fed Rate Hikes

From fxempire.com

Gold is moving lower as traders remain worried about hawkish Fed despite recent CPI and PPI reports. FedWatch Tool indicates that there is a 48.5% probability that Fed will raise the federal funds rate at the meeting in September. Interestingly, the market believes that there is a 5.9% chance of two rate hikes by September. These expectations put pressure on gold markets. Treasury yields are moving higher, putting additional pressure on the price of gold. The yield of 2-year Treasuries settled above 4.16%, while the yield of 10-year Treasuries climbed above the 4.57% level. Rising Treasury yields are bearish for gold ... (full story)

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