United States Goods and Services Trade Balance came in at $-54.5B, above expectations ($-66.6B) in January

Mar 12, 2026

United States Goods Trade Balance rose from previous $-99.3B to $-81.8B in January

Gold trades sideways as traders weigh geopolitics and Fed outlook

Gold (XAU/USD) recovers earlier losses and trades broadly flat on Thursday as the US Dollar (USD) pauses its intraday advance and Treasury yields ease somewhat after rising earlier this week. At the time of writing, XAU/USD trades around $5,170, rebounding from intraday lows near $5,125.