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2017.10.1908:10:00UTC+00Gold Rebounds On Spain Rift, Fed Speakers In Focus

Gold futures rose Thursday morning amid turmoil in Europe, where Spanish authorities are tryng to strip independence-minded Catalonia of its autonomy.

Gold was up $5 at $1288 an ounce, boosted by its safe haven appeal.

Traders are looking ahead to jobs data and remarks from officials for clues about when the next interest rate hike is coming.

Jobless Claims for the week will be issued at 8.30 am ET. The economists are looking for consensus of 240K while it was 243K in the previous week.

Philadelphia Fed Business Outlook Survey report for October will be released at 8.30 am ET. The consensus is for 20.2, down from 23.8 in the previous month.

Kansas City Federal Reserve Bank President Esther George will speak on "The U.S. Economy: Rural and Urban Growth" in Altus, Oklahoma, with audience Q&A at 9.30 am ET.

Leading indicators for September will be published at 10.00 am ET. The consensus is for growth of 0.1 percent. It was up 0.4 percent in the previous month.

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