June 6 (Reuters) - Gold prices edged lower on Thursday,
easing from the previous session's 15-week high as the dollar
recovered from multi-week lows, although trade concerns and a
possible U.S. rate cut offered support for safe-haven bullion.
FUNDAMENTALS
* Spot gold XAU= was down 0.1% to $1,328.25 per ounce as
of 0124 GMT, after hitting its highest since Feb. 20 at
$1,343.86 on Wednesday.
* U.S. gold futures GCv1 were 0.2% lower at $1,331.40 an
ounce.
* The dollar recovered from an eight-week low touched in the
previous session against a basket of major currencies on
optimism over U.S.-Mexico trade talks, and a survey showing that
U.S. services sector activity expanded at a brisk pace in May.
* Mexican and U.S. officials are set to resume talks in
Washington on Thursday aimed at averting an imposition of
tariffs on Mexican goods, with President Donald Trump saying
"not enough" progress on ways to curb migration was made on
Wednesday. * The U.S. Federal Reserve on Wednesday reported that its
contacts at companies across the country were worried that
international trade tensions could weigh on business even as
economic activity picked up. * The ADP National Employment Report on Wednesday further
bolstered bets for a rate cut. U.S. private employers hired at
the slowest pace in more than nine years in May, weakness that
analysts blamed on the heightening global trade tensions.
* Asian shares got off to a hesitant start on Thursday as
investors feared a looming U.S. trade war with Mexico would
further depress global growth, even as they wagered central
banks would have to respond with fresh stimulus
* New Zealand's central bank cut its benchmark interest rate
for the first time in two-and-a-half years on Wednesday, and
signalled a 50-50 chance of another easing, sending the local
dollar sharply lower. * The U.S. Labor Department delivers its non-farm payrolls
report on Friday. Economists polled by Reuters expect the report
to show job growth slowed in May.
* Holdings SPDR Gold Trust GLD , the world's largest
gold-backed exchange-traded fund, fell 0.27% to 757.59 tonnes on
Wednesday from 759.65 tonnes on Tuesday.
DATA AHEAD (GMT)
* 0130 Australia Trade Balance G&S (A$) April
* 0900 Euro Zone GDP Revised YY Q1
* 1145 Euro Zone The ECB announces its policy decision
* 1230 US Initial Jobless Claim weekly
* 1300 Russia CPI YY May