SINGAPORE, Sept 9 (Reuters) - Gold edged lower on Monday, dragged down by uncertainty over when the U.S. Federal Reserve will trim the massive bond-buying programme that has boosted the metal's appeal as a hedge against inflation.           FUNDAMENTALS     * Gold  
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   had fallen $3.32 an ounce to $1,387.56 by 0012 GMT. It slipped to $1,362.55 on Friday, its weakest since August 22, before rallying more than 1 percent on weaker-than-expected U.S. nonfarm payrolls.      * U.S. gold  
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   was up $1.30 at $1,387.80 an ounce.        * U.S. employers hired fewer workers than expected in August and the jobless rate hit a 4-1/2-year low as Americans gave up the search for work, complicating the Fed's decision on whether to scale back its monetary stimulus this month.  
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       * But comments from Fed officials suggested the tapering plan is still on track. Esther George, the Kansas City Fed's consistently hawkish leader said she favoured trimming the bond-buying programme. Chicago Fed President Charles Evans said he could be swayed towards a pullback.  
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            MARKET NEWS     * The yen dropped on Monday as traders positioned for a rally in Japanese shares after Tokyo won its bid to host the 2020 Summer Olympics, while Asian shares look set to gain after mildly upbeat Chinese trade data underscored signs of stability in the world's second-biggest economy.  
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       * U.S. crude futures fell below $110 a barrel on Monday as investors took profits following gains of 3 percent in the last two sessions, underpinned by uncertainty over a possible U.S. military strike against Syria.  
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          PRICES        Precious metals prices 0012 GMT   Metal             Last    Change  Pct chg  YTD pct chg    Volume   Spot Gold        1387.56   -3.32   -0.24    -17.14   Spot Silver        23.90    0.08   +0.34    -21.07   Spot Platinum    1493.49    4.59   +0.31     -2.70   Spot Palladium    695.56   -1.94   -0.28      0.51   COMEX GOLD DEC3  1387.80    1.30   +0.09    -17.19         2830   COMEX SILVER DEC3  23.95    0.05   +0.23    -20.99         1119   Euro/Dollar       1.3170   Dollar/Yen         99.94     COMEX gold and silver contracts show the most active months     (Reporting by Lewa Pardomuan; Editing by Joseph Radford)  ((lewa.pardomuan@thomsonreuters.com)(+65 68703834)(Reuters Messaging: lewa.pardomuan.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net))   ((Multimedia versions of Reuters Top News are now available for:     * 3000 Xtra     :  visit  
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