Stocks End Off Lows; S&P 500 and Nasdaq Log Worst Week in 2013
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Gold rallied over 1.5 percent, its biggest one-day gain since November, as disappointing U.S. job data fueled expectations the Federal Reserve will continue its bullion-friendly bond purchases.
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CNBC's Sharon Epperson discusses the day's activity in the commodities markets and looks at where oil and precious metals are likely headed tomorrow.
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Wilbur Ross, Chairman & CEO, WL Ross & Co. says his firm Exco has not yet confirmed a bid for a joint-venture partner project in Chinese shale gas.
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Gold futures ended nearly flat at $1,697 an ounce on Friday amid uncertainty over stalled U.S. budget negotiations.
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Gold prices rose on Monday as stock markets were lifted towards two-year highs by moves to break a budget impasse in the United States, and as the euro steadied.
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Gold rose on Tuesday as the Bank of Japan's pledge to launch an economic stimulus effort and a five-year high in U.S. equities prompted nervous investors to buy gold.
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Gold dropped, retreating from the previous session's one-month high, as signs of an improving global economy capped investor interest in safe-haven investments.
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Gold fell to a one-week low after a repeated failure to break above a key chart level hurt investors' confidence in the metal.
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Gold prices fell to a two-week low after the European Central Bank said banks would repay 137 billion euros ($183.2 billion) in cheap loans, which reassured investors the euro zone banking system was stabilizing.
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Gold edged lower on Monday as investors remained cautious ahead of an eagerly awaited U.S. Federal Reserve meeting, which should disclose more details on the Fed's quantitative easing policy.
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Gold snapped a four-day losing streak, but gains were limited as investors sought further indicators of U.S. economic strength, including a Federal Reserve statement later in the week.
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Gold rose after data showed the U.S. economy unexpectedly contracted in the fourth quarter, and stayed higher as the Federal Reserve left in place its bond-buying stimulus plan.
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Gold fell nearly one percent on Thursday as investors disappointed by its failure to rally further on the previous day's soft U.S. growth reading cashed in gains.
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Gold rose on Friday, set for a weekly gain, after U.S. nonfarm payrolls data showed modest job growth.
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Platinum rose after mostly upbeat U.S. data signaled the economic recovery is gaining traction, with a soft earnings update from the world's biggest platinum miner and strong monthly U.S. car sales reports adding to support.
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Gold retreated from an initial rally as solid gains in U.S. equities and an improving economic outlook weighed on the metal's safe-haven appeal.
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Gold edged higher, recovering early losses, as stocks came under pressure from renewed concerns over the euro zone economy, and on caution ahead of a European Central Bank meeting later this week
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Gold eased after the European Central Bank (ECB) left interest rates unchanged and as the focus turns to an imminent press conference that could give further clues on monetary policy.
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Underlying sentiment in bullion and the euro was weak after the European Central Bank highlighted downside risks to the region's economy.
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Gold fell to a one-month low on Monday, as investment appetite for the metal was hurt by a sluggish price performance in the year to date.
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Gold futures settled nearly unchanged at $1,649 per ounce, as the dollar fell following a statement from the Group of Seven industrialized countries reaffirming commitment to market-determined exchange rates.