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Gold drops about 3% as an oil surge strengthens rate-hike expectations
Middle East tensions lifted energy prices, but inflation and rate concerns outweighed bullion’s traditional safe-haven appeal.
Gold experienced a sharp move on July 13 as investors feared that disrupted energy supplies could reignite inflation and force a more aggressive Federal Reserve response. The session showed that geopolitical stress does not always lift bullion when rate expectations rise at the same time.
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