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Gold prices are moderately higher in early U.S. trading Thursday, lifted in part by some safe-haven demand for the metal amid keener risk aversion in the marketplace late this week.

Kitco News reports on U.S. jobless claims in week to Feb. 23

(Kitco News) – The gold market is being hit with a little selling pressure as the U.S. economy lost less momentum than expected in the fourth quarter of last year.

Bitcoin-U.S. dollar prices are modestly up in early trading Thursday. Prices are pausing this week. Bulls are still working on a price uptrend on the daily chart but need to show fresh power soon to keep it alive.

India-Pakistan tensions have caught the markets off guard this week, but the reaction has been muted so far, with analysts keeping a close eye on the conflict between the two nuclear-armed countries that can quickly escalate.

Kitco aficionados, it is now time to have your say in where you think gold prices are heading in the short-term.

Gold and silver prices are moderately lower in early-afternoon U.S. trading Wednesday. Some more profit-taking pressure from the shorter-term futures traders was featured today.

The past two weeks have seen the platinum futures market scream higher and hit a nearly four-month high. Indeed, the bulls have gained good near-term technical strength to suggest a challenge of chart resistance at the November high of $885.50, or abo…

(Kitco News) – Gold prices remain under pressure near session lows following data that shows U.S. consumer are jumping back into the housing market.

Gold prices are modestly down in morning U.S. trading Wednesday. Mild early gains have slipped away as the U.S. stock market and the U.S. dollar index have moved up from their daily lows.