Gold continues to hold steady as traders request the direction from US data
Due to investors expected US inflation, gold costs were command steady on Friday. Later in the day, mixed signals from Federal Reserve officials were given.
The gold was $1,773.52 per ounce. The cost has risen up to about 0.6% this week. 
The US gold futures have eased 0.2% to about $1,773.60 per ounce. The dollar index too has changed a little bit against a basket of currencies at 91.839 which holds below a two-month high of 92.408 that was touched last week.
There was a warning given by the Fed officials about inflation. They warned that inflation could rise more than expected in the near time.
According to the data, fewer Americans filed new claims for unemployment benefits last week as the labour market steadily recovered from the pandemic.
In May, the US-made capital goods fell unexpectedly maybe because of a shortage of some products. The Investing firms have now shifted to US producer price data on Friday for looking at clues on inflation.
According to the Bank of England, the inflation would surpass 3% as Britain’s lockdown economy reopened, but the climb further above its 2% would be “temporary” and most policymakers are favouring keeping stimulus at full throttle.
Some investing individuals also view gold as a hedge against increasing inflation that could follow stimulus measures.
The world largest exchange-traded fund ie. SPDR GOLD TRUST has announced that its holdings fell 0.4% to 1,042.87 tonnes on Thursday.
Palladium went 0.1% to $2,614.04 and Platinum climbed 0.5% to $1,089 whereas Silver was steady at $25.87 per ounce.
