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Gold steadies ahead of Fed’s Jackson Hole summit
Gold prices were little changed on Tuesday as investors awaited the Federal Reserve’s annual conference this week for cues into possible rate cuts, and weighed Washington’s efforts to end the war in Ukraine. Spot gold held steady at $3,331.49 per ounce as of 0201 GMT. U.S. gold futures for December delivery fell 0.1% to $3,375.40. Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s remarks at the central bank’s symposium on August 21-23 in Wymoing could offer clarity on the economic outlook and expectations of policy easing. “Gold is still consolidating and is really waiting for a new catalyst to break higher. I think the big event ... (full story)