Gold eases on firmer dollar as traders await more Fed guidance
Gold prices declined in thin trading on Monday as the U.S. dollar strengthened, while market participants looked forward to U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s upcoming testimony on Capitol Hill later in the week. By 10 a.m. EDT (1400 GMT), spot gold was down 0.3% at $1,952.00 per ounce. U.S. gold futures also fell by 0.4% to $1,964.00. With the U.S. markets closed for the Juneteenth holiday, trading activity was expected to be slow. The
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