Hope for easing of China-US tension drives gold down
Donald Trump and Xi Jinpings' teams will restart trade talks after a long lull, in order to prepare for a meeting at the G20 summit later in June
19 June 2019 - 15:33
Bengaluru — Gold prices fell on Wednesday as optimism over China-US trade talks and hopes of a rate cut from central banks hit demand for bullion ahead of the US Federal Reserve's monetary policy decision later in the day.
Spot gold fell 0.3% to $1,342.75 per ounce as of 11.26am GMT. US gold futures slipped 0.3% to $1,346.30 per ounce...
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