FUNDAMENTALS	
    * Spot gold inched down 0.2 percent to $1,656.51 an ounce
by 0045 GMT, after rising more than 1 percent in the previous
session.	
    * U.S. gold lost 0.2 percent to $1,657.90.	
    * U.S. Treasuries prices rose on Tuesday, pushing benchmark
yields below 2 percent for the first time in over four weeks, as
worries about the pace of global economic growth bolstered demand
for safe-haven U.S. government debt. 	
    * Worries about the euro-zone debt crisis lingered, with
investors showing little appetite for Spanish and Italian government
debt, pushing Spanish bond yields close to 6 percent.
 	
    * France's economy posted no growth in the first quarter and
there are no signs of a strong recovery in activity in the coming
months, according to a Bank of France survey on Tuesday. 
 	
    * China's demand for gold remains robust. In February it
imported 39,663 kg of gold from Hong Kong, up 20 percent from the
previous month. 	
    * Holdings of the SPDR Gold Trust, the world's largest
gold-backed exchange-traded fund, edged down to 1,286.167 tonnes by
Tuesday, the lowest in two and a half weeks. 	
    * For the top stories on metals and other news, click,
 or 	
    	
    MARKET NEWS	
    * The selloff in U.S. stocks accelerated on Tuesday, with the
Dow and S&P 500 falling for a fifth day, the pullback coming on the
cusp of the earnings season.  	
    * The safe-haven yen hovered at multi-week highs against many
currencies on Wednesday, while the Australian dollar floundered as
worries about global growth took another bite at risk sentiment.
 	
   	
    DATA/EVENTS	
 0700  Germany  Wholesale price index       March
 1100  U.S.     Mortgage market index       Weekly
 1230  U.S.     Import/Export prices        March
 1800  U.S.     Fed Beige book
 	
    PRICES	
    Precious metals prices 0045 GMT
  Metal             Last    Change  Pct chg  YTD pct chg    Volume
  Spot Gold        1656.51   -3.34   -0.20      5.93
  Spot Silver        31.52   -0.26   -0.82     13.83
  Spot Platinum    1593.00    0.25   +0.02     14.36
  Spot Palladium    637.83    1.30   +0.20     -2.25
  COMEX GOLD JUN2  1657.90   -2.80   -0.17      5.81         2224
  COMEX SILVER MAY2  31.52   -0.16   -0.50     12.91         1900
  Euro/Dollar       1.3071
  Dollar/Yen         80.75
  COMEX gold and silver contracts show the most active months
 	
 (Reporting by Rujun Shen; Editing by Michael Watson)

• Wall Street all in on further gains for gold, Main Street grows more bullish for next week’s price action   (2024-10-19 10:12:59)
• Gold shines as ultimate safe-haven asset, set to hit $3,000/oz by 2025 – Bank of America   (2024-10-19 10:07:32)
• Gold and silver to rally through the end of 2024, copper likely to lag – Prosper’s Scott Bauer   (2024-08-15 06:23:01)
• Wall Street experts see gold gaining on renewed recession fears, Main Street bullishness not far behind   (2024-08-04 16:15:53)
• Phố Wall chứng kiến ​​đà tăng giá vàng mới vào tuần tới, tâm lý lạc quan của Phố Main tăng lên   (2024-07-27 17:29:24)
• Wall Street sees renewed momentum for gold prices next week, Main Street’s bullish sentiment increases   (2024-07-27 17:26:59)
• Wall Street is balanced and cautious on gold next week, Main Street remains optimistic about price gains   (2024-07-20 08:49:41)
• September rate cut and Trump policies are boosting gold demand – FX Empire’s Ali   (2024-07-19 05:12:10)
• Gold price will average $2,500 per ounce in Q4 2024 as bull case remains intact despite sharp gains – JPMorgan   (2024-07-18 11:18:51)
• Wall Street sees green lights for gold next week; Main Street jumps back on the bullish bandwagon   (2024-07-06 04:25:55)