Gold jumps as dollar slips as US inflation data awaits By Reuters

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(Archyde.com) – Gold rebounded on Tuesday from its lowest level in a week, supported by weakness as investors awaited the key inflation report in the United States, which is expected to influence the policy of the Federal Reserve (the US central bank) regarding interest rates.

{8830| prices rose 0.6 percent to $1677.70 an ounce by 1818 GMT, following rising by regarding one percent earlier in the session. US gold futures rose 0.6 percent to settle at $1,686.00.

The dollar fell regarding 0.3 percent once morest its rivals, making the dollar-denominated precious metal less expensive for buyers of other currencies.

Ten-year yields gave up gains made earlier on Tuesday.

Thursday’s US inflation reading is expected to remain elevated and reinforce the Fed’s monetary policy tightening.

The rise in interest rates in the United States reduces the attractiveness of the precious metal, which does not generate returns.

For other precious metals, prices fell 1.2 percent to $ 19.42 an ounce. Platinum rose 0.2 percent to $ 900.35 and fell 1.1 percent to $2,148.08.

(Prepared by Mohamed Ali Farag and Ahmed El-Sayed for the Arab Bulletin – Edited by Mustafa Saleh)

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