The gold courses were preparing on Friday to record their worst weekly performance in more than two months, the appeasement of trade tensions that have tempered the demand for assets refuges, while market attention turned to the publication, later in the day, of the report on non-agricultural employment in the United States.
Fundamental
* The cash in cash was stable at 3,240.34 dollars per 00:20 GMT.
* Gold has lost more than 2 % this week, its highest weekly decrease since the end of February.
* US gold contracts increased by 0.8 % to 3,248.80 dollars.
* The United States has approached China to discuss customs duties of 145 % imposed by President Donald Trump, according to a social network account affiliated with Chinese state media, which could indicate a Beijing opening to negotiation.
-* Furthermore, Mr. Trump dismissed his National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, and appointed Secretary of State Marco Rubio to replace him as an interim basis, as part of the first major reshuffle of his entourage since his entry into office in January.
* The markets are now awaiting the report on non-agricultural employment in the United States, which will be published later in the day, to obtain new indications on the monetary policy of the Federal Reserve.
* According to a Reuters survey, non -agricultural jobs should have increased by 130,000 in April, after an increase of 228,000 in March. The unemployment rate should remain unchanged at 4.2 %.
The Chinese markets are closed for leave from May 1 to 5 and will resume their activities on Tuesday, May 6.
* Cash in cash increased by 0.2 % to 32.47 dollars an ounce, the platinum firm 0.8 % to 966.08 dollars and palladium gained 0.3 % to 943.50 dollars.
Data/events (GMT) 07:50 France – HCOB PMI Manufacturing PMI for April 07:55 PMALIGNE – HCOB PMI Manufacturer index for April 08:00 UE – Final HCOB PMI HCOBC index for April 9:00 am UE – HICP Flash index in annual shift, HICP -X F, E, E & T Flash F, HICP-X F index, e, a, t mm April 9:00 am unemployment rate in March 12:30 p.m. Non-agricultural employment, unemployment rate and average annual sliding salary in the United States April 2:00 p.m. Industrial orders in the United States MM March (Anushree Mukherjee report in Bangalore; edited by Sumana Nandy)
