Gold headed for the first weekly advance this month as a retreat in
global equities and tensions in the Middle East boosted demand for a
protection of wealth, countering expectations for higher U.S. borrowing
costs SEE MORE The world’s most-traded energy spread is failing to reflect America’s
growing role as a powerhouse of global oil-product exports, Commerzbank
AG says.
SEE MORE Vietnam’s booming economy and investment from foreign companies is coupled with higher GDP per capita growth, Sept 4, 2014. SEE MORE The Asian Development
Bank (ADB) has trimmed its growth forecast for Southeast Asia this year,
citing factors such as political turmoil in Thailand earlier in the
year and weaker commodity export prices in Indonesia. SEE MORE Gold futures traded little changed, rising from an eight-month low as a
decline in U.S. equities reignited demand for an alternative asset. SEE MORE