U.S. data sparks flight to dollar…  Oil slips, traders fret over demand outlook…  Traders await ECB rate decision on Thursday.

Dollar firms a touch versus the euro, pressuring gold… Key U.S. jobs data shows payrolls down 524,000 in Dec…  Investec cuts 2009 platinum forecast by 28 percent.

Dollar touches fresh 3-week high versus the euro…  ETF Securities reports 2 pct rise in gold ETF holdings… Platinum, palladium rise to multi-week highs…

Dollar rises to 3-week high vs euro on stimulus hopes… Oil prices fail to hold gains above $48 a barrel…  Abu Dhabi Dec gold sales fall 40 pct month on month.

Gold was firmer on Monday, tracking a climb in crude oil prices on the back of burgeoning tensions in the Middle East, although it retreated from earlier highs as oil gave up some of its gains.

Dollar tanks as Fed cuts interest rates to 0-0.25 pct… Oil traders eye OPEC production decision * SPDR Gold Trust bullion holdings rise again…

Dollar weakens to two-month low versus euro… Oil climbs nearly 7 percent; OPEC supply cut expected

Rising dollar, falling oil prices weigh on gold… Platinum group metals weighed by poor economic data

Gold surge fuelled by inflation fears… Deflation seen short-lived…  Platinum boosted, helped by auto sector optimism

U.S. non-farm payrolls fall 533,000 in November… Oil slips more than 2 percent