Central Bank

As tensions in the Middle East escalated, less than three weeks remained to vote for the next U.S. president

The U.S. retail sales and industrial production data for September, as well as weekly jobless claims data, are all due later today

U.S. dollar index and Treasury yields dipped, making bullion more attractive to other currency holders

Despite the rise in gold prices, the U.S. dollar's recent ascent and rate-cut expectations have limited gains
