December gold futures opened at $4,185 per troy ounce, up 0.1% from Friday's close, and were at about $4,190.50 by 7:06 a.m. ET. Brent crude remained above $110 a barrel at the open after first topping that level since May on Friday, but slipped back after President Trump announced waivers on sanctions and tariffs on Russia to boost its oil exports. Compared with one week, one month and one year ago, the opening gold price was 0.8%, 4.5% and 3.8% lower, and the article says high oil prices have not changed expectations that the Fed will keep rates steady next month.
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