Gold prices flat, focus on US inflation print
Nov 13 (Reuters) -Gold prices barely moved on Wednesday, as attention shifted to a key U.S. inflation print due later in the day, which could shed more light on the Federal Reserve's monetary policy path.
FUNDAMENTALS
* Spot gold XAU= was flat at $2,599.19 per ounce by 0021 GMT, after hitting its lowest since Sept. 20 in the previous session. U.S. gold futures GCv1 steadied at $2,605.10.
* The U.S. dollar traded near a 6-1/2-month high amid expectations of inflationary import tariffs from Republican President-elect Donald Trump. A firmer dollar makes greenback priced-bullion more expensive for other currency holders. USD/
* Markets have been scaling back odds for more rate cuts from the Fed, currently pricing in a 60.4% chance of a 25-basis-point cut at its December meeting, down from 77.3% a week ago, according to CME's FedWatch Tool.
* Gold is used as a hedge against inflation but higher rates dampen its appeal as it yields no interest.
* Market focus is on U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI) data due at 1330 GMT. Other data sets due this week include Producer Price Index (PPI), weekly jobless claims on Thursday and Friday's retail sales data.
* Remarks from Fed Chair Jerome Powell and other U.S. central bank officials are also on investors' radar.
* The Fed's policy rate continues to act as a brake on the resilient labor market and on inflation that is still above the 2% target, two U.S. central bankers said, a view that appears to argue for more rate cuts, even as both signalled they were not ready to judge how fast or by how much.
* Spot silver XAG= held steady at $30.72 per ounce, platinum XPT= lost 0.1% to $944.92 and palladium XPD= eased 0.1% at $943.69.
DATA/EVENTS (GMT)
1330 US Core CPI MM, SA Oct
1330 US Core CPI YY, NSA Oct
1330 US CPI MM, SA Oct
1330 US CPI YY, NSA Oct
1330 US CPI Wage Earner Oct
Reporting by Ashitha Shivaprasad in Bengaluru; Editing by Rashmi Aich
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