Gold prices attracted renewed buying pressure on the first day of a new week and continued to rally above $1,945 during the Asian session. .
The mixed monthly jobs report from the United States (US) on Friday ensures that the Federal Reserve (Fed) will keep interest rates unchanged at its September policy meeting, so this is considered is beneficial for Gold prices, but not favorable. In fact, NFP headlines show the US economy added 187,000 jobs in August, well above market expectations. However, last month's figure was revised down from 187K to 157K. In addition, the unemployment rate increased to 3.8% from 3.5% in July and Average Hourly Earnings decreased to 4.3% YoY from 4.4%. The data showed that the labor market slowed slightly and left the Fed with less room to continue raising rates.