With only hours before the United States and North Korea begin their summit in Singapore, gold prices have been holding steady and trading fractionally higher on the day.

Today marks the first day of a weeklong timeline that will include a series of events that will profoundly impact the financial markets and the geopolitical fabric for years to come.

Gold has been holding steady and trading above $1,300 per ounce (basis the most active August 2018 Comex contract) as it awaits the outcome of three events which most certainly have the potential to shape the future direction of gold pricing, as well as the