Gold slips ahead of central bank meetings, key US data this week

Gold prices fell further on Monday as the dollar held firm, with investors looking forward to several major central bank meetings and U.S. inflation data release this week for more clarity on the interest rate trajectory. Spot gold was down 0.2% at $1,998.89 per ounce as of 0232 GMT, after dropping about 3.3% last week in its worst week in more than two months. "Stronger jobs number on Friday caused a little bit of a reshaping of expectations for the Fed next year, providing a reprieve to the dollar and bond yields and that puts some downward pressure on gold," said KCM Trade Chief Market Analyst Tim Waterer.