Powell's Dovish Stance Turns Hawkish: December Rate Cut Probability Plummets Nearly 30% $Gold - main 2512(GCmain)$ $XAU/USD(XAUUSD.FOREX)$ Although the Federal Reserve cut interest rates by 25 basis points to the 3.75%-4.00% target range as expected on Wednesday, Powell's cautious stance on further easing in December thoroughly disappointed the market.The gold market is at a crossroads: Powell's hawkish shift, the strengthening of both the dollar and US Treasury bonds, and the complete overshadowing of the "positive" impact of the end of quantitative tightening. If the US-China-South Korea summit fails to bring substantial benefits, and market expectations for a December rate cut continue to c