Gold prices dropped on Tuesday as the dollar climbed higher ahead of Fed Chair Jerome Powell's speeches due on Wednesday and Thursday.
A surge in Treasury yields lifted the greenback, and resulted in a drop in demand for the safe-haven yellow metal. The dollar also found support from comments by Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank President Neel Kashkari that he's not convinced rate hikes are over.
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