(Updates prices, adds details as of 0338 GMT)
* Dollar hits one-year high on Fed hike bets
* Traders see 87% chance of U.S. rate hike in December
* All precious metals set for weekly decline
* Goldman Sachs lowers December gold price target to
$4,900/oz
By Noel John
June 19 (Reuters) - Gold prices were on track for a third
consecutive weekly decline, falling more than 1% on Friday, as a
stronger dollar and hawkish signals from the U.S. Federal
Reserve weighed on the metal.
Spot gold was down 1.1% at $4,163.93 per ounce, as of
0338 GMT. The contract was down 1.3% so far this week.
U.S. gold futures for August delivery fell 1.5% to
$4,181.20.
Markets in mainland China and Hong Kong were closed for the
Dragon Boat Festival holiday, thinning market activity.
The dollar rose to a one-year high, making greenback-priced
bullion more expensive for other currency holders.
"Gold's rally on the back of the U.S.-Iran peace deal proved
short-lived. The resurgent dollar, powered by the Fed's newly
hawkish tone under Kevin Warsh, has stolen the spotlight," said
Tim Waterer, chief market analyst at KCM Trade.
"The new chairman's firm stance has effectively neutralised
the geopolitical tailwind, reminding everyone that monetary
policy still calls the shots."
Nine of the U.S. central bank's 19 policymakers believe they
will need to raise the policy rate this year.
That would be in line with several global central banks either
raising borrowing costs or signalling moves to tame inflationary
pressures stemming from the Iran war.
Traders see an 87% chance of a U.S. rate hike in December,
from 61% before the Fed decision, according to the CME FedWatch
Tool.
Gold tends to lose appeal when rates are high, as it does
not yield interest.
Goldman Sachs cut its gold price outlook to $4,900 per ounce by
December from its earlier forecast of $5,400, with the bank not
expecting a Fed rate cut this year.
On the geopolitical front, U.S. Vice President JD Vance pulled
out of a planned trip to meet Iranian negotiators in Switzerland
to begin complex talks on implementing a 14-point agreement
struck between Tehran and Washington to end their war.
Spot silver fell 2.2% to $64.36 per ounce, platinum
lost 1.9% to $1,663.03, and palladium was down
1.6% at $1,258.04. The metals were on track to log a weekly
loss.