Yellen Surprises Gold Bulls in Retreat by Reviving Rally
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Janet Yellen took the gold market by surprise.
Bullion had its biggest rally in a month after Federal Reserve Chair Yellen and her fellow policy makers cut their long-term projections for U.S. interest rates. Money managers had anticipated officials would tighten monetary policy faster and reduced their net-long position in gold to a five-week low the day before the central bank’s statement.