Spot Gold Slides 3.19% to $3,978.80 as Dollar Strength Pressures Metals; Silver Down 5.39%

Spot gold fell 3.19% to about $3,978.80 an ounce in early U.S. trading Wednesday as a stronger U.S. dollar and renewed Fed rate repricing weighed on haven demand. Spot silver dropped 5.39% to $58.150. The Fed held its target range at 3.50% to 3.75%, while June projections lifted the median 2026 rate to 3.8% from 3.4% in March.