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Gold rally hits speed bump as US payrolls data registers 'monster' growth

With signs of a global slowdown stacking up amid the US-China trade war and softening factory activity, analysts said it's to soon to write off gold's rally.

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David Caleb Mutua and Marvin G Perez | Bloomberg
Gold’s recent surge may have hit a speed bump.

Bullion posted its first loss of 2019 on Friday and the biggest in two weeks as stronger-than-expected US payrolls data crimped demand for the metal as a haven. The decline eroded gold’s weekly gain, which was the third straight.

The slide comes after bullion rose above $1,300 an ounce earlier for the first time since June as investors piled into the metal amid a slump in equities, a U.S. government shutdown and mounting concerns over the outlook for global economic growth. Haven demand for bullion was also curbed Friday by the prospect of