Nov 28 (Reuters) - Gold rose on Thursday as investors bought
the safe-haven metal amid new doubts about whether the United
States and China will sign a trade deal after President Donald
Trump signed legislation supporting protesters in Hong Kong,
irking Beijing.
FUNDAMENTALS
* Spot gold XAU= was up 0.2% to $1,457.60 per ounce by
0132 GMT. U.S. gold futures GCv1 rose 0.2% to $1,456.30.
* Palladium XPD= shed 0.5% to $1,824 per ounce, giving up
some gains after hitting an all-time peak at $1,836.61 on a
supply deficit.
* Asian share markets wobbled, while the safe-haven yen rose
against the dollar, after Trump's move to sign into law
congressional legislation backing Hong Kong protesters fuelled
concern that efforts to end the long-running trade dispute
between the world's two biggest economies could become more
complicated. MKTS/GLOB USD/
* U.S. economic growth picked up slightly in the third
quarter, while the number of Americans filing applications for
unemployment benefits fell last week. New orders for key U.S.-made capital goods increased by
the most in nine months in October and shipments rebounded,
suggesting some stabilization in business investment. * China will speed up reforms to help build a market-based,
globalised business environment and break investment barriers
for all kinds of companies, Premier Li Keqiang was quoted as
saying during a Cabinet meeting on Wednesday. * Japan's retail sales tumbled at their fastest pace in more
than 4-1/2 years in October as a sales tax hike prompted
consumers to cut spending. * Platinum XPT= was up 0.2% to $894.24 and silver XAG=
rose 0.3% to $17 per ounce.
DATA/EVENTS (GMT)
0030 Australia Capital Expenditure Q3
1000 EU Consumer Confid. Final Nov
1100 Brazil IGP-M Inflation Index Nov
1300 Germany CPI Prelim YY Nov
1300 Germany HICP Prelim YY Nov