Gold edges down on firmer dollar, U.S. rate-hike worries

Gold is considered a hedge against soaring inflation, but high interest rates increase the opportunity cost of holding non-yielding bullion. Data on Friday showed U.S. import prices dropped for a seventh straight month in January amid declining costs for energy products, leading to the smallest annual increase in imported inflation in two years.

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