Gold off 6-week low; wary investors watch yen
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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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The dollar was stuck near six-week lows  versus the yen on Wednesday after unexpected weakness in a U.S.  manufacturing report and consumer confidence data raised  worries that the recent U.S. slowdown may not be temporary.
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The dollar struggled on Wednesday to  move away from the previous day's six-week lows versus the yen  and a one-week trough against the euro brought on by weak U.S.  data, but caution remained high ahead of other key releases.
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The dollar slipped to a fresh record  low against the euro and a multi-month trough against the yen  on concerns about U.S. budget and current account deficits,  weighing on Asian stocks, and sending gold to 16-year highs.
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COMEX gold futures closed at fresh  6-1/2-month highs on Monday as investors bought the safe-haven  metal due to an ailing dollar, soaring oil prices and  uncertainty over the U.S. presidential election, dealers said.
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The dollar hovered near multi-week lows  on Wednesday as investors questioned whether the U.S. central  bank would raise interest rates next month in the light of  another round of weak U.S. data.
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The yen hit a six-month high against the  dollar on Thursday as falling oil prices boosted Tokyo stocks,  while the dollar remained close to eight-month lows against the  euro on concerns about the U.S. trade gap.
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Gold traded around $600 for the first   time in more than two weeks on Thursday after a recovery in   crude oil prices sparked buying from investors and restored the   metal's role as a hedge against inflation.
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Gold rose on Tuesday and held near an historic high hit the previous day, reflecting investors' interest in the metal as the dollar dropped on expectations of half-percentage-point cut in U.S. rates.
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Gold steadied in quiet trade on Thursday and looked at the dollar and oil for direction, but platinum gained after tumbling this week from record highs.
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Gold rallied to a 7-week high on Monday and close to a record high of $850 on speculative buying driven by a weak U.S. dollar and tensions in Pakistan following the assassination of opposition leader Benazir Bhutto.
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Gold prices plunged on Monday below $600   an ounce for the first time in more than two months as   investors weighed bullion's prospects in the face of lower oil   prices.
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The yen hovered near a five-week low  against the dollar on Friday after minutes from a U.S. central  bank meeting reinforced expectations that measured rate rises  would continue, and as oil prices closed in on record highs.
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Gold steadied in quiet trade on Thursday ahead of a U.S. holiday and looked at the dollar and oil for direction, but platinum gained after tumbling this week from record highs.
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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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Gold shrugged off a tumbling U.S. dollar and fell more than 1 percent on Monday as investors cashed in on the metal's rally to its highest in nearly three decades last week.
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The dollar hit eight-month lows against  the euro and six-month troughs versus the yen on Monday on  continued worries about the U.S. economy and the yawning trade  deficit, and traders say it could fall even further.   Dealers  said the dollar's outlook against the Japanese currency had  worsened because it dropped below the closely watched 107 yen  level -- the lower end of the five-yen range in which it had  moved for the past five months.