Nonetheless, Barrick's low all-in-sustaining-costs (AISCs) will help to offset weaker gold prices. For 2014 Barrick reported AISCs of US$864 per ounce of gold produced, the lowest of any of the senior miners. These prices are expected to remain low, with Barrick forecasting 2015 AISCs between US$860-895 per ounce. However, weaker gold prices are expected to be part of the landscape for gold miners in 2015 and into 2016, with a surging U.S. dollar and weak oil prices applying considerable pressure to gold. A number of analysts have predicted gold will fall to US$1,100 per ounce, and even as low as US$900 per ounce. Now, with the Fed expected to raise interest rates this year as the U.S. economic recovery continues unabated, there is a real possibility of gold sliding under US$1,000 per ounce. If gold falls to these levels, Barrick's profitability will certainly suffer and its bottom line will be hit hard, despite its low AISCs.