Commodity Capsule: Gold prices hovered near five-week lows on Thursday, as hawkish remarks from Federal Reserve officials and robust data dampened investors' expectations for deeper and early interest rate cuts in the U.S. this year.

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Global gold hovers to the $2,010 per ounce mark – its lowest since Dec. 13.

The dollar has strengthened substantially in the past few days, putting a strain on gold prices.

The dollar held close to a five-week peak after data overnight showed U.S. retail sales increased more than expected in December.

Yields on the benchmark U.S. 10-year Treasury notes also hovered near five-week highs.

Money markets were betting on 142 basis points of Fed rate cuts this year, while pricing in a 61 per cent chance of a March easing

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