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Gold price lacks firm intraday direction as traders keenly await the crucial FOMC decision.
Fed rate cut bets keep the USD bulls on the defensive and lend support to the XAU/USD pair.
Geopolitical risks also benefit the commodity ahead of the Fed meeting starting this Tuesday.
Gold price (XAU/USD) extends its intraday directionless price move and remains below the $3,400 mark through the first half of the European session on Tuesday. Traders now seem reluctant and opt to wait for more cues about the Federal Reserve's (Fed) rate cut path before placing fresh directional bets. Hence, the focus will remain glued to the outcome of a two-day FOMC meeting on Wednesday, which should provide a fresh impetus to the US Dollar (USD) and the non-yielding yellow metal.
Heading into the key central bank event risk, the growing acceptance that the Fed would lower borrowing costs further in 2025 keeps the USD close to a three-year low touched on Friday and acts as a tailwind for the Gold price. Apart from this, persistent trade-related uncertainties and rising geopolitical tensions in the Middle East assist the safe-haven precious metal to stall the previous day's retracement slide from a nearly two-month top. This, in turn, warrants some caution for the XAU/USD bears.#DAOBaseAIBinanceTGE