Gold prices holding its ground above $4,300 after U.S. economy created 64K jobs in November, unemployment rate rises

(Kitco News) – The gold market continues to test new support around $4,300 an ounce and is attracting modest bullish momentum as the U.S. labor market remains relatively resilient but shows signs of slowing.After another significant delay in the release of the nonfarm payrolls report, the Labor Department said that 64,000 jobs were created in November. Employment gains beat expectations, as consensus forecasts had called for job growth of 51,000.