On Friday, gold prices plummeted by more than three percent due to comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh regarding inflation. As a result, traders heightened their expectations for a possible interest rate increase in September. Consequently, gold futures closed lower, retreating from their recent peaks, while a stronger dollar made gold less accessible to foreign investors.
Chicago Fed President Goolsbee rejects calls for Fed rate cuts to ease US debt burden
Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee rejected calls for interest-rate cuts to ease the US government’s debt burden, warning that such a move could fuel inflation