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Gold Climbs as Traders Look Beyond Venezuela Risk to US Data
Gold edged higher as traders looked beyond tensions in Venezuela toward a busy lineup of economic data in the US. Silver rose for a third day. Spot gold climbed to near $4,450 an ounce, after rising 2.7% in the previous session following the capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro. Uncertainty hangs over governance of the South American nation after President Donald Trump said the US plans to “run” the country. Delcy Rodríguez was sworn in as acting president. Traders are turning their attention to a slew of US economic data due this week, headlined by the December jobs report on Friday. Federal Reserve ... (full story)