Markets reacted to comments the Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell made when evaluating the news.
"I do not think the US is currently in a recession," Bloomberg quoted him as saying.
He also said the pace of interest rate rises would slow at some point.
Spot gold rose to $1740 an ounce following the announcement.
At midweek, copper rose for a fourth straight day, adding 1.4% to $7627.25 per tonne.
It was the highest closing price for copper in more than two weeks.
