Gold slipped to a one-week low on Tuesday on rising bond yields and as investors opted for the U.S. dollar to hedge against global growth concerns.
Spot gold declined 0.6% to $1,926.49 per ounce.
Jitters about global growth, particularly in China and the Euro zone, caused rival safe-haven dollar to hit multi-month highs against a basket of currencies, making gold more expensive for overseas buyers.
"The global growth slowdown story will eventually prove to be a positive for gold and that would only come once the market becomes more skeptical about the US recession risks."
Silver shed 1.1% to $23.70 per ounce, logging its biggest daily drop in a month.
Persons:
Gold, Edward Moya, Christopher Waller, Otunuga
Organizations:
U.S, Federal Reserve, Fed
Locations:
China