By Brijesh Patel (Reuters) -Gold prices steadied on Monday, with gains curbed by improved risk sentiment after a trade deal between the United States and European Union, while investors looked forward to the U.

Trump had most recently threatened tariffs of 30% on imports from the European Union. But on Sunday, he met with the president of the European Commission, and they agreed to a lower level.

Investors will not be able to look away over the coming week as every single day could produce significant market-moving news.

The 15% tariff would be lower than previously threatened but remains a high duty on America’s largest trading partner.

The South China Morning Post, a Hong Kong-based English-language newspaper, reported on Sunday that "Beijing and Washington are expected to extend their tariff truce by another three months at trade talks in Stockholm beginning on Monday,

Trump has given the EU an Aug. 1 deadline to ink a new trade deal with him or else face 30% tariffs. The EU is a block of 27 trade countries, which, taken together, traded about $1.68 trillion