Gold Falls 3% in an Hour Following Bernanke Comments, Iran Trading with Bullion as "Universal Currency

Gold Falls 3% in an Hour Following Bernanke Comments, Iran Trading with Bullion as "Universal Currency"
Wholesale market gold bullion prices dropped 3.2% to $1727 per ounce in less than an hour Wednesday afternoon in London, after US Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke appeared before Congress. Higher gasoline prices are "likely to push up inflation temporarily while reducing consumers' purchasing power," Bernanke told the House Financial Services Committee.Bernanke's comments "eased speculation the central bank is moving closer to providing more monetary stimulus," news agency Bloomberg reports.
The Fed chairman added however that the Fed's policymakers judge "that sustaining a highly accommodative stance for monetary policy is consistent with promoting both objectives" of the Fed's mandate, namely price stability and employment.
Earlier in the day, gold prices hovered around $1785 an ounce Wednesday morning London time, while stocks and commodities were also broadly flat following the European Central Bank's latest attempt to boost the liquidity held by the continent's banks.
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