Gold ends lower as upbeat U.S. economic data suggest ‘higher for longer’ interest rates

Gold futures ended lower Wednesday, pressured by strength in the U.S. dollar and Treasury yields as upbeat economic data backed expectations for a rate hike by the Federal Reserve.

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Gold found itself under renewed selling pressure Wednesday after stronger-than-expected U.S. economic data “boosted expectations around U.S. rates staying higher for longer,” Lukman Otunuga, manager for market analysis at FXTM, told MarketWatch.

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