Precious Metal Prices Climb on Powell's Rate Cut Signal

Gold prices rose 1% on Friday as Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell signaled a likely interest rate cut in September. Powell’s comments that “the time has come” to adjust monetary policy caused the dollar and Treasury yields to decline, making gold more attractive to investors. The precious metal’s value increased to $2,508.25 per ounce, with analysts expecting further gains ahead of the September Fed meeting and the release of the updated dot plot indicating potential future rate cuts.