Gold prices attracted new sellers after the Asian session jumped to the $1,944 region on Friday and hit a new daily low in the past hour, albeit to no avail. XAU/USD is currently trading just below $1,940, virtually unchanged today, as traders patiently await closely watched monthly jobs details from the United States (US) ahead when betting in new directions.
The widely known Nonfarm Payrolls (NFP) report will be released during the first North American session and will influence expectations about the Federal Reserve's (Fed) next policy move. . This, in turn, will determine the short-term volatility of the US Dollar (USD) and provide a meaningful boost to Gold prices. Meanwhile, uncertainty over the Fed's future path to rate hikes did not aid the USD in capitalizing on the overnight recovery from a two-week low and acted as a drag on commodities. Goods are priced in US dollars.