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Gold Steady Near $4,400 as Traders Weigh US Data and Rate Path

Bloomberg Markets Sunday 16 August 2026, 23:36 UTC By Yihui Xie 1 min read
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Gold Steady Near $4,400 as Traders Weigh US Data and Rate Path Gold was steady as traders weighed the competing impacts of cooling US economic data and energy-led inflation pressure on the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate path. Bullion was trading around $4,370 an ounce, after ending the previous week almost 1% higher. Latest US data showed declines in both consumer sentiment and retail sales, helping to ease fears of an imminent rate hike, which is typically a headwind for non-yielding bullion.

Gold Steady Near $4,400 as Traders Weigh US Data and Rate Path Gold was steady as traders weighed the competing impacts of cooling US economic data and energy-led inflation pressure on the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate path. Bullion was trading around $4,370 an ounce, after ending the previous week almost 1% higher. Latest US data showed declines in both consumer sentiment and retail sales, helping to ease fears of an imminent rate hike, which is typically a headwind for non-yielding bullion.
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