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US Dollar at a 5-Month High, Gold at 5-Month Low

US Dollar at a 5-Month High, Gold at 5-Month Low

Besides overall market volatility, the most important determinant of precious metal prices, especially gold’s (IAU) (SLV), is the US dollar. As gold prices reached a five-month low, the US dollar reached a five-month high against a basket of six major world currencies. The US dollar (UUP), as represented by the DXY Currency Index, has risen ~3.6% over the last month.