Amber persisted beyond $2,170 per troy ounce on Thursday following a near 1% uptick in the prior session, albeit investors retained prudence anticipating additional US economic data that might furnish further insights into monetary policy prospects.

US manufacturer inflation, retail transactions, and weekly unemployment filings are slated for Thursday.

On Tuesday, statistics unveiled that the principal inflation gauge in the US surged to 3.2% in February, surpassing forecasts and January’s reading of 3.1%, while the underlying measure moderated to 3.8% from 3.9%, albeit still transcending the consensus of 3.7%.

Nevertheless, markets continued to speculate about a probability exceeding 60% that the Federal Reserve will commence rate reductions in June, notwithstanding widespread anticipation that the central bank will maintain rates unchanged in March and May.