Gold hits new record against a wait-and-see dollar. The precious metal benefits from its status as a safe haven in the face of increasing geopolitical risk in the Middle East.
Investors will be absorbed on Wednesday by the ADP monthly report on US private sector job creation for March. Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, who will provide an update of his monetary policy outlook. On Friday, more data on employment in the United States will be released. In the euro zone, inflation for its part fell to 2.4% year-on-year in March, or 0.2 points less than in February.