United States Goods and Services Trade Balance came in at $-54.5B, above expectations ($-66.6B) in January

Gold (XAU/USD) recovers earlier losses and trades broadly flat on Thursday as the US Dollar (USD) pauses its intraday advance and Treasury yields ease somewhat after rising earlier this week. At the time of writing, XAU/USD trades around $5,170, rebounding from intraday lows near $5,125.