Gold Climbs as Traders Look Beyond Venezuela Risk to US Data

Gold rose as traders looked beyond tensions in Venezuela toward a busy lineup of economic data in the US. Silver rallied for a third day. Spot gold climbed about 1.1% on Tuesday to trade above $4,495 an ounce, after gaining 2.7% in the previous session following the US capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro injected fresh geopolitical uncertainty into markets. Most Read from Bloomberg While the political landscape in the South American nation remains fragile, traders turned their attention to a sl ...