There is an old market adage that says a period of sideways consolidation is the sign of a market not sure which way to head next. That’s certainly the case for gold in the weekly Kitco News survey, with no voting bloc in the Wall Street poll garnering more than 40% of the vote and the neutral votes tied for first place for the second week in a row. Comex June gold has been in a relatively narrow trading band of roughly $1,267 to $1,293 an ounce since an April 16 sell-off. As of late Friday...

•Gold prices dipped on Monday as Sino-U.S. trade tensions and uncertainty over a deal weighed on yuan, making the bullion expensive for buyers in world’s largest consumer — China. Spot gold was down 0.2% at $1,283.46 per ounce, as of 0351 GMT. U.S. gold futures slipped 0.2% to $1,284.40 an ounce. •“Gold price in yuan has risen fairly sharply since early May and Shanghai premiums are softening. That is probably taking the edge off demand and maybe inducing some people to...

· Gold prices rose on Thursday, supported by a weaker dollar and as investors sought safe-haven assets after U.S. President Donald Trump warned a trade deal with China was in danger, sending global stocks lower. · Concerns about the dispute's potential impact on economic growth has also weighed on palladium prices, which tumbled to their lowest in four months. · Spot gold was up 0.3 percent at $1,284.11 per ounce, having climbed to its highest since April 15 at $1,291.39 on Wednesday. ·...

•Gold prices edged higher on Friday, drawing support from increased trade tensions after U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff increase on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods took effect, putting the bullion on track for a weekly gain. Spot gold was up 0.2% at $1,286.25 per ounce at 0450 GMT and is up about 0.6% for the week. U.S. gold futures were steady at $1,286.90 an ounce. •U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff increase to 25% on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods took effect on Friday...

· Gold prices hit their highest in more than three weeks on Wednesday as renewed concern over the U.S.-China trade dispute and its potential impact on global growth curbed investors' appetite for risk, spurring some demand for safe-haven assets. · Spot gold rose 0.4 percent to $1,289.09 per ounce, having hit its highest since April 15 at $1,290.42 earlier in the session. · U.S. gold futures gained 0.4 percent to $1,290.30. · Some in the market expect the gold price rally to be limited,...

•Gold prices were little changed on Thursday ahead of Sino-U.S. trade negotiations, while demand for government bonds, Japanese yen and a key technical resistance limited gains for the safe-haven metal. Spot gold edged up 0.2 percent to $1,283.41 per ounce at 0741 GMT. U.S. gold futures were also 0.2 percent higher at $1,284.10. •“We are not in the flight to safety or panic mode despite the risk-averse market we are seeing right now and that’s why we are not seeing gold prices...

· Gold prices edged higher on Tuesday as investors moved away from riskier assets after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to raise tariffs on Chinese imports, heightening trade tensions and lifting demand for the safe-haven metal. Spot gold was up 0.1 percent at $1,281.04 an ounce. U.S. gold futures settled $1.80 higher at $1,285.60. · “Donald Trump tweets over the weekend and reactions out of China has sent shockwaves. European equities are further down this morning and this...

•Gold prices rose to their highest in more than a week on Wednesday as renewed worries over U.S.-China trade dispute and its potential impact on global growth dented risk sentiment, stoking investors towards safe-haven assets. Spot gold was up 0.2 percent at $1,287 per ounce, as of 0715 GMT, after hitting their highest since April 26 at $1,287.94. U.S. gold futures edged 0.2 percent higher to $1,288.30 an ounce. •“Gold is being supported by risk-aversion buying at the moment. But, there...

· Gold prices jumped on Friday, moving further away from a four-month low hit in the previous session, as the dollar slid despite data showing that U.S. jobs growth climbed last month. Spot gold gained 0.8% to $1,280.66 per ounce and was on track to its biggest percentage gain since March 8. In the previous session, the metal dropped to $1,265.85, its lowest since the end of December. U.S. gold futures settled $9.30 higher at $1,281.30. U.S. job growth surged in April and the unemployment...

  Wall Street and Main Street alike are both nearly evenly divided on whether respondents see prices moving higher or lower next week. The metal tumbled this week when Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell suggested soft inflation readings may be temporary, thus sounding more hawkish than expected. The metal reclaimed some of its losses on Friday despite monthly jobs report showing that U.S. nonfarm payrolls rose by 263,000 in April, with analysts suggesting some of the details of the report show...

•Gold prices rose on Tuesday as U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to hike tariffs on Chinese imports re-kindled trade tensions between the two countries and pushed investors to seek insurance in safe-haven assets. Spot gold was up 0.2 percent at $1,282.50 per ounce as of 0320 GMT. U.S. gold futures were unchanged at $1,283.90 an ounce. •On Sunday, self proclaimed “tariff-man” Trump warned of a tariff hike on Chinese goods, marking a drastic change in stance from the previous...

· Gold prices slumped to an over four-month low on Thursday after the U.S. Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) axed any hopes for a rate cut in the near term, subduing demand for the non-interest bearing bullion. · Spot gold was down 0.6% to $1,269 per ounce, after touching its lowest since end-December 2018 at $1,265.85 earlier in the session. It is on track to post its biggest one-day percentage decline in over two weeks. · U.S. gold futures settled $12.20 lower at $1,272. · “A lot...

•Gold steadied near a four-month low on Friday, as comments from U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell reduced expectations of a near-term rate cut, putting bullion on track for a weekly fall. Spot gold was unchanged at $1,270.71 per ounce as of 0139 GMT, having fallen to $1,265.85, its lowest since end-December, in the previous session. Spot gold has fallen 1.2 percent so far this week. U.S. gold futures were steady at $1,271.70 an ounce. •The dollar looked set to end the week with...

· Gold prices were little changed on Wednesday, having edged higher in the previous session on a weaker dollar, as investors await the U.S. Federal Reserve’s decision on interest rates later in the day. Spot gold was nearly steady at $1,282.01 per ounce as of 0107 GMT. U.S. gold futures were also little changed at $1,284.30 an ounce. The euro climbed to a one-week high against the dollar on Tuesday after first-quarter economic growth figures in the euro zone beat market expectations...

•Gold on Thursday fell to its lowest in a little over one week, after comments from U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell dashed hopes of a near-term rate cut, boosting the dollar and treasury yields. Spot gold shed 0.3 percent to $1,272.01 per ounce as of 0610 GMT, having fallen to $1,270.76, its lowest since April 24, earlier in the session. U.S. gold futures fell 0.9 percent to $1,273.20 an ounce. •The Fed held interest rates steady on Wednesday, but emphasized on the rhetoric that...

· Palladium on Monday slumped about 7 percent, its biggest daily percentage drop in over two-years, while gold also fell as strong U.S. data improved investors’ appetite for riskier assets ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve policy meeting. Spot palladium slid about 6.7 percent to $1,366.01 per ounce. · It fell as much as 7 percent to a low of $1,361.5 earlier in the session, its biggest one day decline since January 2017. “This dramatic sell-off is a bit technical in nature as we...

•Gold prices rose on Tuesday as lacklustre Chinese factory activity data sent Asian shares lower, rekindling concerns about the health of the global economy. Investors now await the U.S. Federal Reserve’s two-day policy meeting starting later in the day for clues on the interest rate outlook. Spot gold rose 0.3 percent to $1,283.69 per ounce at 0503 GMT. U.S. gold futures were up 0.3 percent at $1,285.60 an ounce. •“There is a broad bearish sentiment across Asia market opening...

· Gold jumped to a near 2-week high on Friday, en route to its best week in 12, as the dollar slipped on tepid inflation data from the United States, which outweighed an overall strong first-quarter growth report. · Spot gold gained 0.8 percent to $1,287.62 per ounce, after hitting its highest since April 16 at $1,288. · The metal, which reached its lowest since late December on Tuesday at $1,265.90, is up 1 percent so far this week, and set to post its best weekly gain since Feb 1. U.S. gold...

  Wall Street and Main Street are both bullish in the weekly Kitco News gold survey, looking for the metal to continue the bounce from the year-to-date low it hit at the start of this week. “Gold should bounce,” said Phil Flynn, senior market analyst with Price Futures Group. “The dollar looks a bit overpriced, so gold should get some support.” Sean Lusk, director of commercial hedging with Walsh Trading, looks for gold to make further headway to the upside after the recent downdraft...

•Gold prices were mostly unchanged on Monday, trading near the more-than one week high touched in the previous session, on bets that the U.S. Federal Reserve might cut interest rate this year after a recent data showed inflationary weakness. Spot gold mildly eased by 0.1 percent to $1,284.31 per ounce at 0626 GMT, having hit its highest since April 16 at $1,288.59 in the previous session. Meanwhile, U.S. gold futures shed 0.2 percent to $1,287.70 an ounce. •“The gross domestic product...