Gold prices edged higher on Thursday after the U.S. Federal Reserve kept its key interest rate steady, as expected, and indicated that it is still leaning toward eventual rate cuts. Spot gold was up 0.3% at $2,323.66 per ounce, as of 0037 GMT, after climbing more than 1% in the previous session. U.S. gold futures rose 1% to $2,333.30 per ounce.