Gold and U.S. stocks advanced Thursday after Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said he would support leaving rates unchanged at the September 15-16 meeting if August data confirms continued disinflation. Gold recovered from more than three-week lows to about $4,470 an ounce in earlier trading and gained 2.9% to $4,541.20 in the latest market snapshot. The Dow rose 0.47% to 53,309.17, the S&P 500 gained 0.26% to 7,686.71 and the Nasdaq Composite advanced 0.45% to 26,336.322 at the open, revising earlier reported gains. The 10-year Treasury yield fell 6 basis points to around 4.74%, while September rate-hike odds declined to roughly 50%-52.6% from about 62%-63%. Initial jobless claims rose to 206,000, the July trade deficit widened to $88.6 billion, and investors awaited payrolls and inflation data. Oil, silver and copper also rose, European markets were mostly higher and Asian markets largely declined.