The two sides will begin talks Friday as part of an engagement channel agreed earlier this month in Washington.

Gold fell the most in almost a month after US inflation data came in hotter than expected.

Freight railroads and labor unions worked through the weekend to try to avoid a strike that could cost the US economy more than $2 billion a day.

Bullion has found a floor near $1,700 an ounce this month after slumping in August on the dollar’s rally.

US inflation data this week will help to shed light on Federal Reserve policy intentions.

Every one of the more than 825 jets delivered so far contain a component made with a Chinese alloy that’s prohibited by both US law and Pentagon regulations.

Double-digit losses have been the norm for fixed-income investors in 2022.

Gold advanced to the highest since late August with markets expecting a super-sized interest rate increase.