MANILA: Gold struggled to pull away from a 5-1/2-year low on Thursday after more upbeat US economic data bolstered prospects that the Federal Reserve could lift interest rates as soon as next month.
Investors will be eyeing U.S. nonfarm payrolls data due on Friday, with economists polled by Reuters predicting employment in July to have increased at the same pace as June's 223,000 rise.
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