• Spot gold was down 0.1% at $1,896.04 per ounce by 01:59 p.m. ET (1859 GMT), after earlier touching its highest since June 2021 at $1,902.22. Gold retreated slightly from the key $1,900per-ounce level on Friday as hopes for U.S.Russia talks brought some calm to wider markets, but lingering concerns over Ukraine kept bullion on track for a third straight weekly gain.
  •  Spot gold was down 0.1% at $1,896.04 per ounce by 01:59 p.m. ET (1859 GMT), after earlier touching its highest since June 2021 at $1,902.22. It has gained 1.9% so far this week. U.S. gold futures settled down 0.1% at $1,899.80.
  • This retreat would be short-lived as lingering tensions will continue to support bullion, he said. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken agreed to meet Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov next week, calming investor nerves and slowing demand for safe havens.
  • Finance leaders from the Group of 20 major economies were set on Friday to agree that rising inflation and geopolitical risks could threaten a fragile global recovery.
  • Gold is considered a hedge against soaring inflation and is often used as a safe store of value during times of political and financial uncertainty.
  • surged about 4% this week, its biggest weekly gain since midJanuary. Silver rose 0.6% to $23.96 and was on track for a weekly gain.