With the surprisingly strong employment situation in the U.S., the Federal Reserve won't be pivoting from its aggressive tightening cycle in September, which will hurt gold in the short term, according to analysts. The focus next week will be on the highly-anticipated inflation numbers. Gold lost 1% in reaction to the U.S. economy adding 528,000 jobs in July, which significantly exceeded expectations of 250,000. At the time of writing, December gold futures were trading at $1,788.90 after rising above $1,800 an ounce on Thursday. "Today's employment numbers surprised, and the idea that the Fed could be ... (full story)