Gold heads for weekly loss; spotlight on US inflation data
July 26 (Reuters) -Gold prices inched higher on Friday, but remained on track for a weekly loss, while traders awaited U.S. inflation data for further cues on the trajectory of the Federal Reserve's interest rate cuts.
FUNDAMENTALS
* Spot gold XAU= was up 0.2% at $2,368.89 per ounce, as of 0142 GMT, but was down more than 1% for the week. U.S. gold futures GCcv1 climbed 0.5% to $2,364.10.
* Markets are awaiting the U.S. personal consumption expenditure (PCE) data due at 1230 GMT. The PCE price index is the U.S. Fed's preferred measure of inflation.
* Data on Thursday showed that the U.S. economy grew faster than expected in the second quarter, but inflation pressures subsided, leaving intact expectations of a September interest rate cut from the Fed. FEDWATCH
* Non-yielding bullion's appeal tends to shine in a low-interest-rate environment.
* China's net gold imports via Hong Kong slumped 18% in June from the previous month, Hong Kong Census and Statistics Department data showed, as the recent surge in gold prices weighed on jewellery demand.
* SPDR Gold Trust GLD, the world's largest gold-backed exchange-traded fund, said its holdings rose 0.41% to 845.19 tons on Thursday from 841.74 tons from prior session. GOL/ETF
* On the geopolitical front, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris pressured Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to help reach a Gaza ceasefire deal, striking a tougher tone than President Joe Biden.
* Spot silver XAG= was flat at $27.96 per ounce, platinum XPT= gained 0.6% to $938.95 and palladium XPD= rose 0.5% to $911.50.
DATA/EVENTS (GMT)
0500 Japan Leading Indicator Revised May
1230 US Consumption, Adjusted MM June
1230 US Core PCE Price Index MM June
1230 US Core PCE Price Index YY June
1230 US PCE Price Index MM June
1230 US PCE Price Index YY June
1400 US U Mich Sentiment Final July
Reporting by Ashitha Shivaprasad in Bengaluru; Editing by Sherry Jacob-Phillips
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