02:00 PM EDT, 06/25/2025 (MT Newswires) -- (Updates prices.)

Gold edged down up mid--afternoon on Wednesday as the dollar steady on Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's second day of congressional testimony.

Gold for August delivery was last seen up US$9.20 to US$3,343.10 per ounce.

Powell will appear before the Senate Banking Committee after speaking to the House Financial Services Committee on Tuesday. The Fed chair said the central bank is still waiting to see the impact of tariffs on U.S. inflation before moving to cut rates.

"The effects of tariffs will depend, among other things, on their ultimate level. Expectations of that level, and thus of the related economic effects, reached a peak in April and have since declined. Even so, increases in tariffs this year are likely to push up prices and weigh on economic activity...For the time being, we are well positioned to wait to learn more about the likely course of the economy before considering any adjustments to our policy stance," Powell said in the text of his Tuesday testimony.

The dollar was steady, with the ICE dollar index last seen unchanged at 97.86 points. Treasury yields rose, with the U.S. two-year note last seen paying 3.805%, up 2.3 basis points, while the yield on the 10-year note was up 1.5 points to 4.311%,