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Gold as a safe-haven amid tariff uncertainty before August 1 deadline

Gold prices increased 1% on Friday as traders sought out the safe-haven asset amid continued tariff uncertainty as President Donald Trump's deadline of August 1, to conclude negotiations, approaches.

As of 855 a.m., spot gold rose 1% to $3,308.07 an ounce. ET (12:55 GMT).

U.S. Gold Futures rose 0.3% to $3.306,10.

We've seen a rise in trade uncertainty, as we near the August 1st tariff deadline... a slight revival of safe haven bids," said Peter Grant.

The midpoint is around $3,312/oz. We tested this level today. I would probably be more optimistic if the week's highs were to surpass those of last week. Trump announced a series of tariffs on Wednesday on the import of goods and copper from Brazil and South Korea. The deadline for increased tariffs in the U.S. is August 1.

Inflation in the United States increased in June, as import tariffs began to increase the price of certain goods. The PCE Index rose by 0.3% in June after a 0.2% increase that was upwardly revised in May.

Fed Chair Jerome Powell made comments following the decision that undermined confidence in the idea that borrowing costs will begin to drop in September.

In a low interest rate environment, gold is an asset that does not yield any income.

Investors are now waiting for the U.S. Non-Farm Payrolls Data on Friday to get more clues about the Fed's interest rate path.

Silver spot fell by 1.3% to $36.66 an ounce, the lowest level since July 7. Platinum dropped 0.5% to 1,306.98 while palladium rose about 0.9% to 1 215.7.

Jim Wyckoff said that it would not surprise him if the strong selling pressure on silver futures was partly due to the sympathy selling that occurred amid the massive copper market collapse seen in the last two days.

Trump shocked the market by announcing on Wednesday that the U.S. will impose a tariff of 50% on copper pipes and wires, which has caused the COMEX copper exchange to drop more than 20%. (Reporting from Sarah Qureshi in Bengaluru and Noel John; editing by Shreya Biwas)

(source: Reuters)