As the session closed, gold hovered near a recent 1-month high, after unsurprising US inflation data and lower employment also raised expectations that the Federal Reserve The Federal Reserve will continue to keep interest rates unchanged this year. US gold futures also fell 0.4 percent to $1,965.90.
Data on US inflation, measured by the PCE index, increased by only 0.2% last month, similar to the increase in June. Accordingly, the PCE index in July increased by 3.3%, higher than the level of 3.0% in June. In the consumer sector, which accounts for more than two-thirds of US economic activity, has shown signs. good growth in July. Besides, the number of weekly jobless claims also decreased by 4,000 to 228,000.