Article content * A weaker greenback makes gold less expensive for holders of other currencies. * Focus this week is on minutes from the Fed’s latest meeting – due on Wednesday- after a hawkish tilt from the U.S. central bank surprised markets last month. * Japan’s household spending rose at a double-digit rate in May as consumers bought cars and mobile phones, though the pace of growth slowed from the prior month as a new wave of COVID-19 infections weighed on consumer confidence. * Euro zone businesses expanded activity at the fastest rate in 15 years in June as the easing of more coronavirus restrictions brought life back to the bloc’s dominant service industry, a survey showed.