Gold fell today as political concerns soothed in the market about US-China trade dispute.
Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to meet the US delegation tomorrow to discuss a possible trade agreement.
US retail sales fell 1.2% in December, the worst such decline since late 2009, while analysts expected a 0.1% increase.
Core sales, excluding cars, fell 1.8%, missing estimates of no change.
The dollar index slipped 0.1% as of 17:03 GMT to 97.1, with a session-high at 97.2.
As of 17:29 GMT, gold shed 0.1% to $1,314.4 an ounce, with an intraday high at $1,315.7, and a low at $1,304.7.