Gold retreats from record highs as traders assess Fed rate outlook
Fed's July minutes bolster Sept rate cut hopes
U.S. weekly jobs data due at 1230 GMT
Dollar hit near 8-month low in previous session
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By Daksh Grover
Aug 22 (Reuters) -Gold prices fell on Thursday, retreating from all-time highs hit earlier this week, as the U.S. dollar ticked up ahead of U.S. jobs data and the Federal Reserve chief'sspeech that could offer further insights into the interest rateoutlook.
Spot gold XAU= fell 0.5% to $2,500.65 per ounce, as of 0243 GMT, trading below a record high of $2,531.60 hit on Tuesday. U.S. gold futures GCcv1 eased 0.4% to $2,537.10.
The market has been fluctuating with minor gains and losses recently, indicating a phase of consolidation, said Ilya Spivak, head of global macro, Tastylive.
"The minutes from the (Fed) meeting in July, you get the sense that the Fed is ready to cut rates... the Fed must now start to cut or else it will over tighten and end up hurting the economy unduly."
The dollar index =USD was up 0.2% after touching its lowest level since lateDecember on Wednesday, following minutes from the Fed's July 30-31 meeting that showedofficials were strongly inclined toward a rate cut next month. USD/
Traders have fully priced in easing by the Fed at the September meeting, with a 62% chance of a 25 basis point (bps)cut, according to CME FedWatch tool.
A low interest rate environment tends to boost non-yielding bullion's appeal.
Investors are now awaiting the JacksonHole Economic Symposium starting Thursday, with Fed Chair Jerome Powellset to speak on Friday.
The market will also be looking for initial jobless claims data, due at 1230 GMT.
Gold could receive anotherboost if the jobless data softens further after recentdownward revisions to payroll figures, said City Index senior analyst Matt Simpson.
SPDR Gold Trust GLD, the world's largest gold-backed exchange-traded fund, fell for a second straight session on Wednesday. GOL/ETF
Among othermetals, spot silver XAG= shed 0.9% to $29.37 per ounce, platinum XPT= fell 0.41% to $959.76 and palladium XPD= was down 0.3% at$948.55.
Spot gold price in USD per oz https://reut.rs/4fXTrt9
Reporting by Daksh Grover in Bengaluru; additional reporting by Swati Verma; Editing by Sherry Jacob-Phillips and Sonia Cheema
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