Gold Price Analysis: Gold Continues to Watch Rates

BoJ's Governor Ueda: The latest GDP data is mostly in line with our forecast, the Middle East situation has begun to impact. BoJ's Governor Ueda: I am aware that long-term interest rates are rising rapidly. UEDA SAYS HE WILL IMPLEMENT THE RIGHT MONETARY POLICY TO REACH THE INFLATION GOAL.

KATAYAMA: READY TO TAKE DECISIVE ACTION ON FOREX JAPAN'S KATAYAMA SAYS G-7 NATIONS GRASP JAPAN'S FOREIGN EXCHANGE POSITION.

US VP Vance: Just spoke with Trump about Iran, we have two paths we can go down with Iran. US VP Vance: Just Spoke With Trump About Iran, We Have Two Paths We Can Go Down - We Want A Low Number Of Nations With Nuclear Weapons - Trump Told Us To ‘Aggressively Negotiate’ With Iran - Made A Lot Of Progress With Iran - Option B Is Restarting Military Campaign In Iran; Not… *VANCE: OPTION B IS RESTART MILITARY CAMPAIGN ON IRAN *VANCE: TRUMP DOES NOT WANT TO DO OPTION B IN IRAN US VP Vance: We want no deal that lets Iran have a nuclear weapon.

*MEDIATORS SEE LITTLE PROGRESS IN IRAN-US TALKS : WSJ *MEDIATORS SEE LITTLE PROGRESS IN IRAN-US TALKS : WSJ *WSJ CITES REGIONAL MEDIATORS, US OFFICIALS ON IRAN TALKS *US SEIZED IRAN-LINKED OIL TANKER IN THE INDIAN OCEAN : WSJ