{
  "id": 5011662,
  "title": "Gold drops to four-week low, below $4,300 as USD firms amid Fed hike bets and Iran risks",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/gold-drops-to-four-week-low-below-4-300-as-usd-firms-amid-fed-hike",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-02T04:00:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "FXStreet",
    "slug": "fxstreet",
    "url": "https://www.fxstreet.com/news/gold-drops-to-four-week-low-below-4-300-as-usd-firms-amid-fed-hike-bets-and-iran-risks-202609020400"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Gold prices fell to a four-week low below $4,300 on Wednesday as the US Dollar strengthened, driven by expectations of a Federal Reserve rate hike and rising tensions between the US and Iran. The geopolitical situation escalated after a US strike on Iranian rocket launchers near Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz, prompting an Iranian retaliation against US-linked targets in Bahrain, Kuwait, and Jordan. This heightened risk premium supported crude oil prices, which hit a new high since July. Investors also remained concerned about potential inflationary pressures from elevated energy prices and the possibility of further Fed rate hikes, leading to a sell-off in global bonds that pushed the yield on the 10-year US Treasury to its highest level since January 2025. Market strategists warned that the US curve could experience further upward pressure on long-end yields, contributing to the downward trend in gold. Traders may wait for the upcoming Nonfarm Payrolls (NFP) report to gauge the Fed's policy stance before making further moves, while technical indicators suggest that a break below the 50% retracement level of the recent recovery and the 200-day Exponential Moving Average could signal further losses for the precious metal.",
  "summary": "Gold (XAU/USD) drops to a nearly four-week low during the Asian session on Wednesday and is now looking to extend the fall further below $4,300 amid a bearish fundamental backdrop.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
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        "published": "2026-09-01T23:28:14.000Z"
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        "title": "Gold tumbles 2.5% to two-week low as global yields rise, US Fed rate-hike bets mount",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/gold-tumbles-2-5-to-two-week-low-as-global-yields-rise-us-fed-rate",
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}