Gold drifts lower; focus on Bernanke, U.S. data
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Gold prices fell on Tuesday from 15-week highs scored the previous day as investors took profits ahead of the release of key U.S. data, dealers said.
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The dollar steadied and U.S. Treasuries  ticked down on Thursday after tame U.S. inflation data  reinforced expectations for further monetary tightening ahead  of next week's likely U.S. interest rate hike.
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The dollar edged down on Friday after soft US manufacturing data fueled the view that the Federal Reserve may slow or even temporarily halt its tightening campaign.
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Leading shares have slid backwards after Wall Street reversed modest early gains ahead of a speech by Fed chairman Ben Bernanke.
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U.S. Treasury debt was down a sliver  on Monday, but four straight days of selling appeared to be  sputtering out as investors awaited key events like a speech  from the Fed chairman and the crucial September jobs report.
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Gold prices fell on Tuesday from 15-week  highs scored the previous day as investors took profits ahead  of the release of key U.S. data, dealers said.
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U.S. shares were seen opening a touch weaker on Wednesday as markets mull the Federal Reserve's cautious assessment of the economy and await third-quarter results Morgan Stanley  and Bear Stearns .
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The dollar dawdled at the lower end of  recent ranges on Friday after soft U.S. manufacturing data  fueled a view that the Federal Reserve may slow or even  temporarily halt its tightening campaign.
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The dollar slipped to a record low  against the euro on Monday on concerns about bloated U.S.  budget and current account deficits, weighing on Asian  exporters' stocks and sending gold to 16-year highs.
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Stock index futures pointed to a  slightly lower market open on Tuesday before comments from  Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke and data that should shed  light on the health of the vast services sector.
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Gold fell to its lowest in six weeks on Tuesday before bargain hunters resurfaced, but trading was muted after a rally in the Japanese yen and a slide in global stock markets rattled the nerves of many investors.
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U.S. Treasury debt prices edged lower  on Tuesday as a lack of market-moving economic data left  investors toying with profitable curve-flattening trades.
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U.S. stocks were set for a subdued start on Tuesday ahead of a central bank meeting that is set to keep key rates unchanged as trading activity begins to wind down for the year.
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Gold prices plunged on Monday to below   $600 an ounce for the first time in more than two months and   silver lost 8 percent as falling energy prices and a weak   technical outlook sent sell signals to investors.
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The dollar barely moved off recent lows  on Thursday after soft manufacturing data left traders nervous  of building positions ahead of U.S. jobs data later in the  week.
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Precious metals settled lower Thursday as the US dollar staged a reversal and edged higher on better-than-expected US economic data.
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U.S. stock index futures were lower ahead of Wall Street's opening on Friday, with the focus on Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, the weaker dollar and a new batch of quarterly results.