The post India Trade Deficit Government registered at $41. 68B above expectations ($29. 4B) com. Gold lacks a firm intraday directional bias and seesaws between tepid gains/minor losses, below the $4,100 mark through the first half of the European session on Monday. A slew of influential FOMC members showed little conviction for reducing borrowing costs, prompting traders to scale back their expectations for another interest rate cut by the US Federal Reserve. Source:.