Gold at 1-week high as soft dollar, Middle East turmoil lift demand

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rose to a nearly one-week high on Monday as a slight pullback in the US dollar and escalating tensions in the Middle East lifted bullion's..

US gold futures rose 0.4% to $2,031.50 per ounce...

"Given recent geopolitical developments that calls for tensions to drag on for longer, the yellow metal is finding some renewed traction on safe-haven flows," said IG market strategist Yeap Jun Rong.. reported being under attack in the Bab al-Mandab Strait off Yemen on Sunday, while UK Maritime Trade Operations agency reported crew abandoning a ship off Yemen after an explosion...

Spot gold may rise into a range of $2,027 to $2,031 per ounce as it has climbed above a falling channel, according to Reuters technical analyst Wang Tao..

"The FOMC (Federal Open Market Committee) minutes will be on watch for greater cues on Fed's policy outlook, with any hawkish take from policymakers likely to renew jitters of rates potentially being kept high for longer and that may not be good news for gold prices," Jun Rong said.. Focus shifts to minutes from the US Fed's January policy meeting, due on Wednesday, for more clues on when it could begin cutting interest rates...

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