Gold hovers below key $2,000 mark as markets tone down rate-cut bets

Feb 14 (Reuters) - Gold prices extended declines on Wednesday, languishing below the key $2,000-per-ounce mark, pressured by a stronger-than-expected U.S. inflation report that caused investors to pull back on bets of rate cuts by the Federal Reserve.

 

 

Spot gold fell 0.1% to $1,991.10 per ounce as of 1130 GMT — its lowest since Dec. 13. Bullion fell about 1.4% on Tuesday, its biggest daily loss since Dec. 4...[LINK]