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Gold Set For Another Weekly Decline

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Gold prices edged up on Friday after falling for a seventh session to their lowest level in two months in the previous session.

Spot gold rose by half a percent to $4,674.62 an ounce while U.S. gold futures were up 1.5 percent at $4,676.11.

The rebound comes as the dollar slipped amid hopes of easing tensions in West Asia.

Gold prices, however, remained on track for a third weekly decline, weighed down by recent dollar strength and the Federal Reserve's hawkish stance on inflation and interest rates.

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