Gold rises on dollar weakness; US payrolls data eyed
March 6 (Reuters) – Gold inched up on Thursday, helped by a pullback in the U.S. dollar, while investors awaited U.S. nonfarm payrolls data due on Friday to assess the Federal Reserve’s interest rate trajectory as global trade tensions escalated. Spot gold firmed 0.1% to $2,921.19 an ounce as of 0625 GMT, while U.S. gold futures also added 0.1% to $2,929.30. The dollar index wallowed near a four-month trough as the U.S. exempted automakers from the 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico for a month as long as they complied with existing free trade rules. U.S. President Donald Trump is