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Algeria to Increase Energy Production

Fuel storage tanks are pictured in Algiers, Algeria April 21, 2020. (Reuters)
Fuel storage tanks are pictured in Algiers, Algeria April 21, 2020. (Reuters)
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Algeria to Increase Energy Production

Fuel storage tanks are pictured in Algiers, Algeria April 21, 2020. (Reuters)
Fuel storage tanks are pictured in Algiers, Algeria April 21, 2020. (Reuters)

Algeria Mining Minister Mohamed Arkab stressed Sunday the need to continue efforts to renew hydrocarbons reserves and increase production.

“We must work on ensuring energy security,” he said, while urging the need to implement the Gara Djebilet mine and the phosphate projects in eastern Algeria

He ordered officials at the ministry to cooperate with institutions in the sector to improve the quality of services to the people and ensure that energy is provided.

He called for the swift completion of the merger of the mining and energy sectors so that focus can be shifted towards major projects in the sector.

Separately, Algeria decided to increase its share at the African Development Bank (AfDB) capital through underwriting 6,083 additional shares.

President Abdelmadjid Tebboune issued a decree in the official gazette, licensing Algeria’s underwriting in the AfDB shares.

Algeria’s issuance will be paid from the treasury, in accordance with a resolution dating to May 27, 2010, and a resolution dating to Oct. 21, 2020.

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Gold Rebounds on Dip Buying; US-China Trade Talks in Focus

A one kilogram gold cast bars with 99.99% purity is pressed and ready for sale at the ABC Refinery in Sydney, Australia, Wednesday, April 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)
A one kilogram gold cast bars with 99.99% purity is pressed and ready for sale at the ABC Refinery in Sydney, Australia, Wednesday, April 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)
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Gold Rebounds on Dip Buying; US-China Trade Talks in Focus

A one kilogram gold cast bars with 99.99% purity is pressed and ready for sale at the ABC Refinery in Sydney, Australia, Wednesday, April 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)
A one kilogram gold cast bars with 99.99% purity is pressed and ready for sale at the ABC Refinery in Sydney, Australia, Wednesday, April 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

Gold prices firmed on Friday as investors bought bullion following an earlier dip in the session, while markets turned their focus to US-China trade talks this weekend.

Spot gold was up 0.3% to $3,316.29 an ounce, as of 0448 GMT. US gold futures firmed 0.5% to $3,321.60.

Spot gold retreated earlier in the session, touching a low of $3,274.38, as US President Donald Trump announced a trade deal with the UK on Thursday.

Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced a "breakthrough deal". A 10% tariff on goods imported from the UK remains in place, while Britain agreed to lower its tariffs to 1.8% from 5.1% and provide greater access to US goods.

"Buying gold on dips is still in vogue, which is so far limiting the downside moves despite safe haven demand drying up to a degree on the US-UK trade deal," KCM Trade Chief Market Analyst Tim Waterer said.

"How the US-China trade talks develop could be key in determining which side of $3,300 gold trades at next week."

Trump also said he expects there to be substantive negotiations between the US and China on trade this weekend and predicted that punitive US tariffs on Beijing of 145% would likely come down, Reuters said.

Gold, traditionally seen as a hedge against economic and political uncertainties, thrives in a low interest rate environment.

Several US Federal Reserve officials are due to speak later in the day for further insights into the economy and the central bank's policy path. This comes after the Fed held interest rates steady on Wednesday and warned of rising inflation and unemployment risks.

Meanwhile, Indian gold dealers offered discounts this week amid weak demand as a softer rupee lifted local prices to near-record highs, while buying in China picked up after a holiday.

Spot silver was steady at $32.48 an ounce, platinum rose 0.5% to $980.55 and palladium gained 0.2% to $978.21.