Gold hits two-week high on reinforced US rate cut bets


A worker displays a one kilogram gold bullion bar at the ABC Refinery in Sydney on August 5, 2020. (Photo by DAVID GRAY/ AFP)

Gold touched a near two-week high on Wednesday, after U.S. economic data bolstered expectations of an interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve in December and weighed on the dollar.

Spot gold rose 0.7% to $4,156.89 per ounce, as of 0615 GMT, its highest since November 14. U.S. gold futures for December delivery were up 0.4% at $4,154.10 per ounce.

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