Gold prices steady with focus on US inflation data
Sept 11 (Reuters) -Gold prices were steady on Wednesday, as investors awaited upcoming key U.S. inflation data for hints on the depth of interest rate cuts expected from the Federal Reserve next week.
FUNDAMENTALS
* Spot gold XAU= edged 0.1% to $2,517.80 per ounce, as of 0021 GMT. U.S. gold futures GCcv1 rose 0.1% to $2,546.50
* Traders are closely looking at U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI) data, due later in day, along with the Producer Price Index reading and initial jobless claims on Thursday.
* The headline CPI is expected to have risen 0.2% on a month-on-month basis in August, according to a Reuters poll, unchanged from July. However, on a year-on-year basis, it is seen to have gained just 2.6%, down from 2.9% in July.
* The Fed will lower interest rates by 25 basis points at each of the U.S. central bank's three remaining policy meetings in 2024, according to a majority of economists in a Reuters poll.
* Lower rates reduce the opportunity cost of holding a zero-yield bullion.
* After mixed August jobs report, the probability of a half-point rate cut next week briefly exceeded 50%, but has since dropped to around 35%.
* SPDR Gold Trust GLD, the world's largest gold-backed exchange-traded fund, said its holdings rose 0.20% to 864.46 tonnes on Tuesday. GOL/ETF
* Republican Donald Trump and Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris will meet shortly for the first time in their only scheduled debate of the U.S. presidential campaign.
* Spot silver XAG= was flat at $28.38 per ounce, platinum XPT= gained 0.3% to $940.35 and palladium XPD= was up by 0.83% to $973.16.
* The global platinum deficit in 2024 will be twice as high as previously expected due to inflows to exchange-traded funds and purchases of large bars in China, the World Platinum Investment Council said on Tuesday.
DATA/EVENTS (GMT)
0600 UK GDP Est 3M/3M July
0600 UK GDP Estimate MM, YY July
0600 UK Services MM, YY July
0600 UK Manufacturing Output MM July
1230 US Core CPI MM, SA; YY, NSA Aug
1230 US CPI MM, SA; YY, NSA Aug
1230 US CPI Wage Earner Aug
Reporting by Daksh Grover in Bengaluru; Editing by Rashmi Aich
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