gold futures settled at their lowest price in more than twoandahalf years on thursday as the us dollar strengthened in the wake of the federal reserve’s decision to lift interest rates and as fed chairman jerome powell’s comments left open the possibility of higherthan expected rates ahead gold for december delivery gcz22 fell 1910 or 12 to settle at 163090 an ounce on comex the lowest finish for a mostactive contract since early april 2020 factset data show