LONDON (Reuters) - Gold rose slightly on Friday, recovering from early losses after a U.S. report slashed the forecast for the corn crop, raising worries about higher food prices and boosting the precious metal's allure as an inflation hedge. Gold rose 0.1 percent to $1,619.10 an ounce by 10:07 a.m. EDT (1407 GMT) after earlier trading as low as $1,605.20. The metal was on track for a weekly gain of 1 percent after having risen on Thursday on hopes for stimulus measures by China after data showed...
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