Gold Rises on Eve of U.S. Election as Risk of Turmoil Looms

(Bloomberg) -- Gold climbed at the start of a crucial week that brings the U.S. presidential election and a Federal Reserve policy meeting -- events set to dictate the trajectory of the dollar, appetite for risk, and the precious metal.

Bullion was up for a second day, with Democratic nominee Joe Biden leading President Donald Trump nationally in the latest crop of polls, although some state races are still extremely close. The New York Times/Siena College polls showed Biden leading the race in Pennsylvania, Florida, Arizona and Wisconsin, key swing states that Trump carried in 2016.