The Asian nation is the world s largest copper consumer, accounting for
sell runescape gold almost 40% of world consumption last year.Elsewhere, gold futures for June delivery tacked on 2.00, or 0.17%, to trade at 1,210.70 a troy ounce, while silver futures for July delivery rose 8.7 cents, or 0.51% to trade at 17.
An ounce.Gold remained supported after the minutes from the Federal Reserve s April meeting published Wednesday showed that most officials believed a June rate hike would be premature, after recent data showed that the economy grew just 0.1% in the first quarter.Most policymakers also believe economic growth will rebound after the slow start to the year and that the labor market will strengthen.
According to the minutes, the timing of a rate hike "would depend on the evolution of economic conditions and the outlook".Later in the day, the U.S. was to release a string of reports including initial jobless claims, existing home sales and a look at manufacturing activity in the Philadelphia region.
Investors were also turning their attention to
sell rs gold Friday s U.S. inflation data and a speech by Fed Chair Janet Yellen for fresh indications on how the economy is performing.The U.S. dollar index, which measures the greenback s strength against a tradeweighted basket of six major currencies, was down 0.
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