Gold slips before US payrolls data, set for second weekly loss

Gold prices fell on Friday ​and were on track for a second straight weekly decline, pressured by ‌a firmer US dollar and elevated Treasury yields, while investors awaited key US payrolls data for clues on the Federal Reserve's policy path."Market participants are ​watching US interest rate expectations and geopolitical developments in the Middle East," said Kyle Rodda, senior financial market analyst at "US nonfarm payroll data will be critical for rate expectations.

Spot gold fell 0.