China trade tensions, the Middle East, and US fiscal uncertainty have pushed gold towards $4,050.

US equity-index futures rose after Trump indicated an openness to a deal with China, boosting morale after markets were unnerved by a rapid escalation in trade tensions.

As the new week unfolds, global FX markets wrestle with the uncertainty from the ongoing U.S. government shutdown, which has disrupted key data issuance and left investors “flying blind.”