📰 Daily gold news
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2026-10-26
- Gold slips below $4,000, set for worst week since June Reuters
Spot gold fell to about $3,998/oz on 23 Oct, its first dip below $4,000 since mid-July, down about 4% on the week. Higher oil prices, firm US inflation data and margin calls from a tech-stock sell-off weighed. Indian festival buying picked up; Chinese jewelry demand stayed soft.
- Week ahead: Fed decision on 28 Oct, PCE and Q3 GDP on 29 Oct FinanceFeeds
Spot gold closed near $3,996. Markets price a ~92% chance the Fed holds at 3.75–4.00% this week but ~78% odds of a December hike. Silver ended near $54, its lowest since November 2025.
- Brent tops $110, keeping gold subdued Yahoo Finance
Brent rose to about $111 on 20 Oct, above $110 for the first time since May, as attacks on Saudi infrastructure and Strait of Hormuz shipping continued — lifting inflation expectations and pressuring gold.
- China’s gold imports hit record; PBOC adds ~23 tonnes in September Nation Thailand
China imported a record $158.8bn (over 1,000 t) of gold in Jan–Aug, more than all of 2025. The PBOC added about 23 t in September, its biggest monthly purchase in nearly three years and 23rd straight month of buying.
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