Sept 12 (Reuters) - Gold prices were listless on Tuesday as investors awaited the release of U.S. inflation figures that could provide an updated view on interest rates after a widely expected pause by the Federal Reserve next week.
FUNDAMENTALS
* Spot gold held its ground at $1,921.04 per ounce by 0042 GMT, while U.S. gold futures eased 0.1% to $1,944.50.
* The U.S. dollar index steadied after posting its biggest intraday loss in two weeks in the previous session ahead of the U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI) data due on Wednesday.
* Americans' overall views on inflation were little changed in August, even as they predicted rising price hikes for things like rent, homes and food, while downgrading their views of their personal financial situations, the New York Fed reported on Monday.
* China's economic problems are more likely to affect the region than the United States, U.S. Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo said on Monday, a day after President Joe Biden called China's economic situation a "crisis."
* The euro zone economy will grow slower than previously expected this year and next, the European Commission forecast on Monday as consumer demand suffers from high inflation and the biggest economy, Germany, slips into recession this year.
* Bank of England policymaker Catherine Mann said on Monday that it was too soon for the BoE to stop raising interest rates.
* SPDR Gold Trust, the world's largest gold-backed exchange-traded fund, said its holdings fell 0.20% to 884.89 tonnes on Monday from 886.64 tonnes on Friday.
* Elsewhere, spot silver was flat at $23.06 per ounce, platinum eased 0.2% to $896.69 and palladium dropped 0.2% to $1,215.70.
DATA/EVENTS (GMT) 0600 UK Claimant Count Unem Chng Aug 0600 UK ILO Unemployment Rate July 0600 UK HMRC Payrolls Change Aug 0900 Germany ZEW Economic Sentiment Sept 0900 Germany ZEW Current Conditions Sept (Reporting by Swati Verma in Bengaluru; Editing by Sherry Jacob-Phillips)
