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Gold was steady early Tuesday, supported by a slightly weaker dollar, after falling in the previous session as proposed changes to US tax rules that could lead to faster economic growth moved a step closer.
Spot gold was nearly unchanged at $1,276.38 an ounce by 0057 GMT. It shed 0.3 per cent in the previous session. US gold futures were up 0.1 per cent at $1,279.
The dollar held on to modest gains against its peers on Tuesday, with its rise made at the week's start slowing as the market awaited the next phase of the US tax reform saga for cues.
US economic data
New orders for US-made goods fell less than expected in October and shipments of core capital goods were much stronger than previously reported, pointing to sustained strength in manufacturing that should buoy the economy.
The U.S. Federal Reserve is almost certain to raise interest rates later this month, according to a Reuters poll of economists, a majority of whom now expect three more rate rises next year compared with two when surveyed just weeks ago.
The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond had on Monday named Thomas Barkin, an executive at global consulting firm McKinsey & Co, as its next president, a position that will have a vote on US interest rate policy next year.
Travel ban goes into effect
The US Supreme Court on Monday handed a victory to President Donald Trump by allowing his latest travel ban targeting people from six Muslim-majority countries to go into full effect even as legal challenges continue in lower courts.
The Bank of Japan does not plan to change its massive stimulus programme and will “immediately act” if risks to the economy undermine the momentum toward achieving its inflation target, central bank Governor Haruhiko Kuroda had said on Monday.
The European Central Bank will not purchase bonds as part of its stimulus package from December 21 to December 29 on expectation market liquidity will drop sharply around the Christmas holidays, it had said on Monday.
SPDR Gold Trust , the world's largest gold-backed exchange-traded fund, said its holdings fell 0.14 per cent to 846.93 tonnes on Monday from 848.11 tonnes on Friday. The Perth Mint's sales of gold and silver products nearly halved in November from a month ago, the mint had said in a blog post on its website on Monday.
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