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Gold drops more than 1% on US rate-hike bets

Global Published 28 September 2026, 07:57 · archived 28 Sep 2026

Gold prices ​fell more than 1% on Monday as a rise in oil ‌prices heightened inflation concerns and reinforced expectations of further Federal Reserve interest rate hikes. Spot gold was down 1.5% at $4,223.95 per ounce, as of 0117 GMT. US gold futures fell 1.5% to $4,257.90. “The high ​bond yields and high oil price tandem continues to act as a ​thorn in gold’s side. Oil prices have risen on mixed signals about ⁠oil flows, which is keeping inflation front and centre for investors,“ said Tim ​Waterer, chief market analyst at KCM Trade. Iran insisted that only diplomacy can solve its ​conflict w...

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