Gold prices fell Monday as the dollar dropped and safe-haven demand returned after Moody's downgraded the U.S. government's credit rating due to ballooning debt and deficits. Moody's cut the U.S. rating to Aa1 from Aaa,

The dollar slipped again Tuesday, weighed down by the Federal Reserve’s caution over the economy while traders considered news of upcoming U.S.-Japan talks.

The US Dollar Index (DXY), which tracks the performance of the US Dollar (USD) against six major currencies, is slipping lower for a second consecutive day on Tuesday as markets continue to digest the recent downgrade of the rating in US debt, which led to a rollercoaster in US bond markets.

Gold rose as the dollar tumbled after Moody’s Ratings stripped the US of its last top credit rating due to ballooning debt and deficits.Most Read from BloombergAmerica, ‘Nation of Porches’Maryland’s Credit Rating Gets Downgraded as Governor Blames Trump NJ Transit Train Engineers Strike,

Treasury yields fall and the dollar is little changed as Monday's "Sell America" trade recedes a bit. Concerns about the U.S. government debt flared up after the Moody's downgrade and the progress of a tax bill in Congress that looks poised to widen the already worrisome budget hole.

The yield on both 10 and 30-year government bonds rose on Monday after another credit ratings agency downgraded the US on Friday.

The dollar traded sideways on Tuesday after having glided lower for a week, hemmed in by the Fed's caution over the economy and as U.S. lawmakers came closer to passing a bill expected to widen the nation's fiscal deficit.

The U.S. Dollar (DXY) saw a sharp fall on Monday after ratings agency Moody’s decided to strip the U.S. of its last remaining top-tier credit score, raising fears of America’s rising debt burden.  The greenback was last down 0.