Gold futures settled higher Thursday, at their highest level in two weeks, with the dollar posting declines versus other major currencies a day after release of minutes from the Federal Reserve’s July meeting. The minutes showed that the officials from the central bank were split on the timing of an interest-rate increase. December gold rose $8.40, or 0.6%, to settle at $1,357.20 an ounce.
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