India, July 21 -- Gold prices edged higher on Monday as the dollar made a subdued start to the week following new sanctions on Russia by the EU and amid lingering tariff-related worries.
Spot gold rose half a percent to $3,365.71 per ounce in European trade, while U.S. gold futures for August delivery were up 0.4 percent at $3,372.81.
The dollar slipped ahead of a busy week of U.S. earnings, housing market and durable goods orders data, and comments from central bankers, including Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell and Governor Michelle Bowman at a banking conference.
Investors assessed the latest developments on the trade front, with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick calling Aug. 1 the "hard deadline" for countries to start pay...