Gold extends decline for ninth day as fears of higher US rates weigh
Spot gold eased 0.1% to $1,819.98 per ounce by 2:04 p.m. EDT (1804 GMT). U.S. gold futures settled 0.2% lower at $1,831.80 per ounce. “The whole narrative of holding rates higher for longer is the big reason why people are removing positions from gold as the opportunity cost of holding it has risen,” Bart Melek,…