Gold slips with focus on US trade talk progress after Japan deal

Reliance on raw exports highlights the unfinished work of fully leveraging the continent’s mineral wealth.

Gold edged lower after a three-day rally as US President Donald Trump announced a highly-anticipated trade deal with Japan, signaling progress on fraught talks ahead of his August 1 tariff deadline.

Bullion fell as much as 0.3% to trade near $3 420 an ounce after Trump said he would impose 15% levies on goods from Japan. The agreement, which will also see the key American ally invest $550 billion in the US, eased some concerns about the president’s sprawling tariff war, impacting demand for haven assets such as gold.

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