By Dan Weil The precious metal has slid 12% since March 8 to $1,811, hurt by a strong dollar and rising interest rates. Gold is supposed to serve as a beacon of stability in turbulent financial and geopolitical times, but that hasn’t been the case for the past two months. The precious metal took off like a rocket earlier in the year, especially when war broke out in Ukraine. Gold climbed 14% from Jan. 28 to $2,051 March 8. But since then, it has slid 12% to $1,811. The two main factors hampering the precious metal are the dollar’s strength and soaring interest rates. The Bloomberg Spot Dollar …