Gold futures are broadly flat as investors appeared to be waiting for a catalyst to determine which direction gold prices will go.

Gold futures settled 0.43% higher at $3,381.20 per troy ounce, while silver rose 0.18% to $38.287 per troy ounce. Spot gold ...

Global trade and fiscal debt concerns are feeding into a flight to safer assets, sharpening gold's edge as a haven from risk, prompting analysts in a Reuters poll to sharply raise their forecasts.

The price of gold traded at $2,318.03 per troy ounce, as of 9 a.m. ET. That’s up 0.50% from yesterday’s gold price per ounce and up 12.18% since the beginning of the year.

EU trade deal improved risk sentiment and also led to a stronger dollar.