Gold slips below $4,000 as strong dollar, rate-hike bets weigh

Gold fell below $4,000 to a one-week low after stronger US inflation data and hawkish Fed comments lifted the dollar to a 19-month peak. The move signals rising rate-hike expectations, pressuring non-yielding bullion. Uncertainty remains over the Fed's next move, but the immediate market reaction is clear.

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