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Gold hits over one-week high on weaker dollar, US fiscal concerns - REUTERS
- Summary
- Trump struggles to convince Republican holdouts on tax bill
- Dollar retreated to its lowest level since May 7
- Palladium hits over three-month high
May 21 (Reuters) - Gold prices rose on Wednesday to their highest in more than a week as the dollar weakened and investors sought safety amid U.S. fiscal uncertainty, with Congress debating a sweeping tax bill.
Spot gold was up 0.5% at $3,305.39 an ounce by 0408 GMT, after hitting its highest level since May 12 earlier in the session.
U.S. gold futures gained 0.7% to $3,307.30.
