Gold and silver advanced on dip-buying as traders monitored Middle East tensions for signs that higher energy costs could stoke inflation, putting pressure on the Federal Reserve to tighten policy.

Gold steadied after escalating US-Iran clashes over the weekend were followed by reports of mediation efforts, with traders assessing the likelihood of the Federal Reserve raising interest rates to contain inflation.

China’s rare earth export curbs could put $6.5 trillion of downstream production outside the country at risk each year if fully implemented, the International Energy Agency warned in a report on rare earths and critical minerals.

Gold wavered as traders weighed the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate path after weaker-than-expected US producer price data eased concerns about an imminent rate hike.

The latest flare-up of tensions over the Strait of Hormuz is threatening fresh global supply disruptions way beyond oil and gas.

Gold pared losses after dropping below $4,000 an ounce on Monday, as rising tensions in the Middle East and remarks by a US monetary policymaker raised expectations of interest-rate hikes to curb inflation.

Gold headed for a weekly loss as investors assessed renewed fighting in the Middle East and the prospects for interest-rate hikes to combat inflation.

Gold found some support following three days of losses as traders weighed a resumption of fighting in the Middle East and the US Federal Reserve’s interest-rate path.

Gold dropped as US President Donald Trump said the ceasefire with Iran has ended, stoking concerns that a renewal of fighting could again drive inflation and push up interest rates.

A wave of profit taking in the gold market has brought a three-year bull run to an end, but there’s little evidence yet that investors are putting on large-scale short positions in anticipation of further declines.

Gold headed for its first weekly gain since May as traders dialed down their expectations of Federal Reserve rate hikes.

Gold climbed after weak US job numbers eased fears that the Federal Reserve may raise interest rates this year to tackle inflation.

Gold fell as the US and Iran agreed to stop attacking each other, following tit-for-tat strikes that tested a fragile truce in a war that has fueled global inflationary pressures.

Gold extended gains above $4,000 an ounce on Friday after the latest US inflation print tempered expectations for an interest-rate hike, capping a tumultuous week that saw bullion slump to the lowest price since November.

Gold rebounded as traders tempered expectations for interest-rate hikes, following a US inflation print that rose less than forecast.