Penalized by a stronger dollar and signs easing trade tensions between the United States and China, prices Gold fell on Monday. Investors are waiting for major meetings of central banks scheduled for this week to obtain indications on the monetary policy.

Spot gold fell by 1% at $4,072.65 per ounce at 05:04 GMT. Gold Futures Contracts American for delivery in December fell 1.3% to $4,085.60 The US dollar has hit a high of more than two weeks against the yen, making gold more expensive for holders of others currencies. Gold, which does not generate returns, tends to benefit from a low interest rate environment.

Elsewhere, money at Cash fell 1.3% to $48.04 US per ounce, platinum lost 0.1% to $1,604.80 US and palladium fell by 0.8% at $1,418 USD.