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Gold Declines as Hormuz Impasse Keeps Rate-Hike Bets Elevated

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Lead development · 9/27/2026, 11:59:20 PM UTC

Gold Declines as Hormuz Impasse Keeps Rate-Hike Bets Elevated

Gold dropped — following a weekly decline — as an impasse over the Strait of Hormuz kept energy costs elevated and maintained pressure on the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates further to combat sticky inflation.