By Brijesh Patel and Anushree Mukherjee (Reuters) -Gold prices edged higher on Wednesday as a weaker dollar and simmering trade tension between the United States and China lifted demand for the safe-haven metal.

China has accused the United States of “provoking new economic and trade frictions” as it responded to US President Donald Trump’s claims that Beijing had violated a trade truce agreed by the two nations last month,

China on Monday countered President Donald Trump's earlier remarks that the country had violated the trade truce struck between Washington and Beijing last month in Geneva, saying the U.S. had introduced measures that "seriously undermine" their deal.