Gold was trading higher first thing this morning, despite hopes that the US and China will put their differences aside and work on a trade deal. That optimism has helped to fuel a big rally in stock prices in recent weeks, which has reduced demand for haven assets a little -- hence, we haven’t seen a fresh record for gold since it peaked at $3,500 in April. With high-level US-China trade talks set to take place in London today, there is the potential for more optimism to emerge, after a "very positive" Trump-Xi call last week. Against this backdrop, the near-term gold forecast doesn’t appear too bullish. What’s ... (full story)