Feb 14 (Reuters) - Gold prices inched up on Tuesday as
the dollar pulled back, with investors bracing for U.S.
inflation data to gauge its influence on the Federal Reserve's
policy path.
FUNDAMENTALS
* Spot gold was up 0.1% at $1,856.01 per ounce, as of
0048 GMT, after falling to its lowest since early-January in the
previous session. U.S. gold futures edged 0.1% higher to
$1,865.60.
* The dollar index slipped 0.1%, making
greenback-priced gold less expensive for buyers holding other
currencies.
* Tuesday's January U.S. consumer price index (CPI) data is
expected to show the core CPI figure gaining 0.4%
month-on-month.
* The Fed will need to continue to raise interest rates in
order to get them to a level high enough to bring inflation back
down to the central bank's target rate, Fed Governor Michelle
Bowman said on Monday.
* Rising rates dim bullion's appeal as they increase the
opportunity cost of holding the non-yielding asset.
* Money markets expect the Fed's target rate to peak at
5.195% in July, from a current range of 4.5% to 4.75%.
* The head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on
Monday financial markets have good reason to be more upbeat,
pointing to the U.S. economy likely avoiding recession and
China's reopening from pandemic controls.
* Spot silver rose 0.1% to $21.98 per ounce, platinum edged up 0.1% to $954.87, while palladium firmed
0.2% to $1,569.85.
DATA/EVENTS (GMT)
0700 UK Claimant Count Unem Chng Jan
0700 UK ILO Unemployment Rate Dec
0700 UK HMRC Payrolls Change Jan
1000 EU GDP Flash Estimate QQ, YY Q4
1330 US Core CPI MM, SA Jan
1330 US Core CPI YY, NSA Jan
1330 US CPI MM, SA Jan
1330 US CPI YY, NSA Jan
1330 US CPI Wage Earner Jan
(Reporting by Kavya Guduru in Bengaluru; editing by Uttaresh.V)
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