Gold prices fell more than 2 percent on Friday, reaching a more than one-week low and on track for a weekly decline.Spot gold slumped 2.1 percent to $4,554.99 an ounce, extending losses for a fourth consecutive session, pressured by a stronger dollar and rising Treasury yields. U.S. gold futures were down 2.8 percent at $4,555.25.The dollar rose alongside higher U.S. Treasury yields and was on tra...
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Market Analysis
May 08, 2026 15:50 ET Manufacturing and services sector survey results and labor market data from main economies were the highlight on the economics news front this week. Factory orders and jobs report dominated the news flow in the U.S. Similarly, industrial production data from German garnered attention in Europe. In Asia, purchasing managers’ survey results from China and the central bank decision from Australia were in focus.