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Investing.com– Gold prices rose slightly on Friday and were headed for a strong weekly performance as more weak U.S. economic data spurred bets that the Federal Reserve was done raising interest rates.<\/p>\n

The yellow metal was set for its best week since early-October, and was once again trading close to the $2,000 an ounce level after dropping sharply over the past week.<\/p>\n

rose 0.2% to $1,985.60 an ounce, while rose slightly to $1,988.05 an ounce by 00:06 ET (05:06 GMT).<\/p>\n

Gold marks strong weekly gain, more Fed cues awaited<\/h2>\n

Prices of the yellow metal were set to rise between 2.5% and 3% this week, as softer-than-expected U.S. data fueled bets for a definite Fed pause.<\/p>\n

The yellow metal also saw some safe haven demand, as weak economic prints from Japan and the euro zone pushed up concerns over a looming global recession.\u00a0<\/p>\n

But the biggest boost to the yellow metal came on Thursday, after data showed that U.S. grew more than expected for a fourth straight week, signaling more cooling in the labor market.<\/p>\n

Gold prices jumped over 1% after the data, given that a cooling labor market and softer inflation are the two key factors for the Fed to consider halting its rate hike cycle. The and tumbled after the reading.<\/p>\n

Still, traders remained wary of bidding further on gold, given that a slew of Fed officials are set to speak on Friday. The of the Fed\u2019s October meeting are also due next week, and are likely to offer more cues on the central bank\u2019s outlook on interest rates.<\/p>\n

But even with a Fed pause, the central bank has repeatedly signaled it will keep rates hikes for longer- a scenario that bodes poorly for gold, given that higher rates push up the opportunity cost of investing in bullion.<\/p>\n

Copper steadies, set for strong week on some China hopes\u00a0<\/h2>\n

Copper prices traded sideways on Friday, but were set for their best week in over four months as some positive data and more stimulus measures from Beijing pushed up optimism over major importer China.<\/p>\n

rose 0.1% to $3.6978 a pound, and were set to add over 3% this week.<\/p>\n

Data released this week showed some signs of resilience in the Chinese economy, specifically in . The People\u2019s Bank of China also injected a staggering 600 billion yuan of liquidity into the economy to spur lending.<\/p>\n

Focus is now on a decision on the PBOC\u2019s this Monday, where the central bank is widely expected to keep rates at record lows to foster an economic recovery.<\/p>\n

China is the world\u2019s largest copper importer, and an economic slowdown in the country this year severely dented copper prices as traders feared slowing demand.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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