Spot gold gained 0.3 percent at $1,316 per ounce as of 0114 GMT, after touching its highest since Feb. 28 at $1,319 in the previous session.
Monetary / Fiscal Policy / Policy Makers
‘No-deal’ Would Prevail if UK’s Brexit plan Unclear by Next Week: France
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – Britain would only be granted an extension to the Article 50 Brexit negotiation period if its parliament passed the deal on the table or if a clear alternative plan emerged by next week’s EU summit, a French official said on Friday.
Gold Steady as Sino-U.S. Trade Hopes Drag Dollar
U.S. and Chinese officials expressed hopes that a new round of trade talks, which began in Beijing on Monday, would bring them closer to easing their nearly year-long trade war.
Fed likely to Raise Rates, Possibly end ‘Accommodative’ Policy Era
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) — Two-day policy meeting could mark the formal end of the “accommodative” level of rates the Fed has used to support the American economy since the onset of the 2007-2009 recession.