Gold prices edged lower on Friday, as signs of progress in trade negotiations between the U.S. and its trading partners weighed on safe-haven demand, although an overall weaker dollar limited losses for bullion. Spot gold was down 0.1% at $3,363.91 per ounce, as of 0243 GMT. However, bullion has gained 0.4% so far this week. U.S. gold futures fell 0.2% to $3,365.50.“Basically we are seeing some profit-taking from short-term bullish speculators due to the fact that we now start to see this trade-deal optimism in the market,” OANDA senior market analyst Kelvin Wong said. “However, the dollar is in a weakening bias and ... (full story)