# Gold hits two-week low with firm dollar, inflation data in focus

> Gold dropped to a two-week low as the dollar firmed ahead of key US inflation data (PCE). Markets expected at least two Fed rate cuts in 2025, with about 55 basis points of easing priced in.

- Date: 2025-03-01 · published 2025-03-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: market · region Global · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/25970-gold-hits-two-week-low-with-firm-dollar-inflation-data-in-focus
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

Dollar strength ahead of inflation data is a routine headwind for dollar-priced commodities, and the outcome could shift rate expectations.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bullish ▲

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/markets/commodities/gold-slips-dollar-strength-rising-treasury-yields-us-inflation-data-focus-2025-02-27/

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