-- Gold prices advanced on Tuesday, tracking mild weakness in the dollar as traders hunkered down before a slew of key U.S. economic readings this week, although the prospect of higher-for-longer U.S. interest rates still kept gains subdued.

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-- Gold prices steadied on Friday, but were nursing steep declines for the week as growing doubts over early interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve battered the yellow metal.

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-- Gold prices rose slightly on Thursday, steadying from a sharp tumble this week as strong U.S. data spurred increasing doubts over early interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve.

-- Gold prices extended losses in Asian trade on Wednesday as hawkish signals from Federal Reserve officials raised more doubts over early interest rate cuts by the central bank, while a rebound in the dollar also dented prices.

-- Gold prices fell slightly on Tuesday after a strong run-up in recent sessions, while a rebound in the dollar also pressured prices ahead of more upcoming economic data and signals from the Federal Reserve.

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-- Gold prices rose on Friday as an escalation in the Middle East crisis ramped up safe haven demand, which also helped the yellow metal gain despite stronger-than-expected U.S. inflation data.