Gold hits fresh record above $2,200 on rate cut hopes



Gold rallied to a fresh record above $2,200 on Thursday as traders welcomed a Federal Reserve signal that it would cut interest rates three times this year.

Equity markets in New York and across Asia surged and the dollar retreated in reaction to the US central bank's projection that it would begin easing monetary policy this year despite recent data showing inflation ticking up in January and February. 

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