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Gold Drops to 1 Month Low Ahead of FOMC

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Gold fell to a one-month low on Friday, heading for a third successive weekly loss, as uncertainty over the timing of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s first interest rate increase in nearly a decade weighed on appetite for the metal.

Prices are down 2 percent this week, and touched their weakest level since August 11 at $1,099.05 an ounce on Wednesday.

Spot gold was down 1 percent at $1,099.85 an ounce , while U.S. gold futures for December delivery were down $10 an ounce at $1,099.20.

Traders are awaiting the Fed’s next policy statement on Sept. 17 for clues on the timing of a U.S. interest rate rise, before taking any big positions in gold.

Gold has benefited in recent years from ultra-low rates, which cut the opportunity cost of holding non-yielding bullion while weighing on the dollar, in which it is priced.

via CNBC

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