The selling pressure on gold price intensified as Jerome Powell, the chair of the Federal Reserve, delivered a hawkish commentary at the Jackson Hole Symposium.
According to Powell, inflation has remained stubbornly high, indicating that there is still a long journey ahead in curbing inflation despite recent positive indicators.
This stance by the Fed Chair has further boosted the US Dollar Index (DXY), with expectations of more interest rate hikes in the future.
Powell's message regarding interest rates was unambiguous - he emphasized that the central bank plans to maintain rates at a restrictive level until they are confident that inflation is sustainably moving towards 2%.