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Gold drifts higher on Mideast tensions, US rate outlook
Prices of safe-haven gold edged higher on Thursday, supported by Middle East tensions and optimism surrounding US rate cuts, while traders awaited economic data for clues on the Federal Reserve’s policy trajectory. Spot gold was up 0.3% at $2,389.42 per …