Thursday, 30 May 2013

Reuters: PRECIOUS-Gold hits two-week high as U.S. data quells Fed taper talk

NEW YORK/LONDON, May 30 (Reuters) - Gold rose to a two-week high on Thursday buoyed by a fall in the dollar after weaker-than-expected U.S. economic data boosted prospects the Federal Reserve will keep its monetary stimulus in place.

Speculation the U.S. central bank could start reining in its $85 billion in monthly asset purchases as early as the summer had sparked a sell-off in gold and a rally in the dollar last week.

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