
With a stronger dollar, gold retreats from historic highs
The dollar strengthened on Friday, and some investors booked profits after the metal’s recent run due to growing anticipation of a U.S. interest rate reduction in September. As a result, gold prices fell more than 1%. At $2,404.34 per ounce, spot gold was down 1.7% from its peak. On Wednesday, gold reached a record-breaking $2,483.60….