Gold futures eked out a small loss Tuesday to stretch declines to a fourth session in a row as the U.S. dollar strengthened on the back of upbeat comments from Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen on the nation’s economy. Yellen’s “positive comments about the strengthening of the labor market and note that inflation is moving toward the Fed’s target of 2% have essentially put the possibility of a March rate hike on the table,” said Brien Lundin, editor of Gold Newsletter. April gold fell 40 cents to settle at $1,225.40 an ounce.
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