The dollar nursed losses after posting its biggest drop in five months on Wednesday after the Fed minutes showed "many participants" were concerned inflation would stay below the bank's 2 percent target for longer than expected.
"Gold is obviously still in need of a spark but we still see a chance of it reaching our year end target of $1,325," said Ole Hansen, head of commodity strategy at Saxo Bank.
"The outlook for inflation is still low, long yields will remain subdued and then we have geopolitical risks rising this year. That's enough to prompt investors to buy gold, even though the growth outlook is still strong across the world."
Spot gold was flat at $1,292.14 per ounce by 1115 GMT.
US gold futures for December delivery were flat at $1,292.