Gold prices dipped Wednesday on concerns about a stronger dollar ahead of the Federal Reserve policy statement and in response to Barclays lowering its gold forecast.

With that, Barclays cut its fourth-quarter 2014 quarterly average forecast for gold to $1,220 an ounce and its average 2014 price to $1,270 an ounce. For 2015, the analysts see price risk skewed to the downside, with average prices set to reach only $1,180 an ounce.