gold futures edged higher on friday as investors awaited the release of the us employment data for may one of the last significant data points for the federal reserve to consider before its next interest rate decision on june 14   gold futures for august delivery gc00 gcq23 declined by 130 or 01 to 199690 per ounce on comex   silver futures for july delivery si00 sin23 declined by 3 cents or 01 to 2402 per ounce   july platinum pln23 gained 1230 or 09 to 1006 per ounce while palladium futures for september pau23 gained 1230 or 09 to 1403 per ounce   copper for july delivery hgn24 gained 6 cents or 16 to 377 per pound economists polled by the wall street journal expect the us created 190000 new jobs last month the data will be released at 830 am eastern time last month job growth beat expectations with 253000 new jobs created whether or not the jobs report helps to push gold even higher the yellow metal is still on track to finish the week higher in what would be its first weekly gain after three weeks of losses “gold is proving to be surprisingly buoyant with the price heading back up towards 2000 an ounce on the expectation that the federal reserve will keep interest rates where they are when the committee meets later this month” said rupert rowling market analyst at kinesis money in emailed commentary