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[basserdan]

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8:33a December gold futures down $7.20, or 0.6%, to $1,193.50 an ounce

8:33a Gold futures remain lower after economic data

8:31a ICE U.S. Dollar Index up 0.1% at 96.861

8:31a Dollar gauge holds modest gain after economic reports

8:31a 10-year yield at 2.873%; 2-year yield at 2.629%; 30-year yield at 3.041%

8:30a Treasury yields pare decline after retail sales, productivity data

8:30a U.S. stock-index futures hold losses after retail-sales data

8:30a Unit-labor costs drop 0.9% in second quarter

8:30a Hours worked in 2nd quarter rises 1.9%

8:30a Second-quarter output advances 4.8%

8:30a Increase in productivity highest in more than 3 years

8:30a Second-quarter U.S. productivity climbs 2.9%

8:30a Increase in June retail sales cut to 0.2% from 0.5%

8:30a Retail sales minus autos and gas also up 0.6%

8:30a Retail sales minus autos rise 0.6% in July

8:30a U.S. retail sales increase 0.5% in July

8:30a Empire State index climbs 3 points to 25.6 in August

8:30a Empire State index in August higher than consensus of 20