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Fed rate hike whacks gold 

Andrew Topf | December 14, 2016 | 3:35 pm Precious Metals Gold 

The long-anticipated interest rate increase by the U.S. Federal Reserve has had the predicted impact on gold. The U.S. central bank announced today it is raising interest rates by a quarter percentage point, bringing the target range for the federal...

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