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Strength in the dollar was also driven by anxiety ahead of key U.S. nonfarm payrolls data on Friday, which kept traders clear of non-yielding assets such as gold.
Any signs of resilience in the labor market give the Federal Reserve more impetus to keep raising interest rates, which bodes poorly for gold.
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Analysts expect payrolls to have eased slightly in July, staying near relatively high levels.
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The dollar trimmed some gains after ratings agency Fitch cut its U.S. sovereign rating to AA+ from AAA.
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