Gold Slips as Profit-Taking and Higher Treasury Yields Pressure Prices
Gold prices retreated from a six-week high as rising U.S. Treasury yields and investor profit-taking weighed on the metal, while silver pulled back from its record peak.
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Gold prices retreated from a six-week high as rising U.S. Treasury yields and investor profit-taking weighed on the metal, while silver pulled back from its record peak.
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