Gold prices slightly down as stocks worldwide surge on 2024 rate cuts hopes ALBAWABA – Stocks worldwide surged on Wednesday and gold prices were little changed over $2,000 per ounce as the United States (US) Federal Reserve (Fed) maintained efforts to temper expectations of multiple interest rate cuts in 2024. Meanwhile, the Japanese Yen fell against the US dollar after the Bank of Japan (BoJ) announced it will not be ...