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‎Gold falls, heads for weekly loss

Argaam - Main News Trade press Published 25th September 2026 Saudi Arabia

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‎<p><img src="https://argaamplus.s3.amazonaws.com/1a7b65cb-0da2-4c0b-b625-524e17f85d3a.png" ></p> <p class="ckeCaption" >Gold bars</p> <hr> <p >Gold prices fell on Friday and were headed for a weekly loss, pressured by a stronger dollar and growing expectations that the Federal Reserve will keep interest rates elevated to curb inflation.</p> <p ></p> <p >The dollar index, which measures the US currency against a basket of six major currencies, was steady at 101.25 points but was on track for a weekly gain.</p> <p ></p> <p >Expectations that US interest rates will remain higher for longer strengthened after Philadelphia Fed President Anna Paulson said returning inflation to 2% is a top priority, and he will support a policy path that gets us there while carefully balancing the risks to the labor market along the way.</p> <p ></p> <p >Markets are currently pricing in a roughly 69% chance that the Fed will raise interest rates in October, according to CME Group’s FedWatch Tool.</p> <p ></p> <table align="center" border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tbody> <tr > <td colspan="4" > <p ><strong><span >Changes in Precious Metals Futures and Spot Prices</span></strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p ><strong><span >Metal</span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><strong><span >Price ($/oz)</span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><strong><span >Change ($)</span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><strong><span >Change (%)</span></strong></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p ><strong><span ><span ><span >Gold (October delivery)</span></span></span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span ><span ><span >4,257.0</span></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span ><span ><span >(8.1)</span></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span ><span ><span >(0.20%)</span></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p ><strong><span ><span ><span >Gold (spot)</span></span></span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span ><span ><span >4,261.58</span></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span ><span ><span >(13.45)</span></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span ><span ><span >(0.30%)</span></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p ><strong><span ><span ><span >Silver (December delivery)</span></span></span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span ><span ><span >63.795</span></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span ><span ><span >(0.207)</span></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span ><span ><span >(0.30%)</span></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p ><strong><span ><span ><span >Silver (spot)</span></span></span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span ><span ><span >63.4341</span></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span ><span ><span >(0.36)</span></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span ><span ><span >(0.55%)</span></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p ><strong><span ><span ><span >Platinum (spot)</span></span></span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span ><span ><span >1,745.00</span></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span ><span ><span >(11.49)</span></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span ><span ><span >(0.65%)</span></span></span></p> </td> </tr> <tr > <td > <p ><strong><span ><span ><span >Palladium (spot)</span></span></span></strong></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span ><span ><span >1,252.08</span></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span ><span ><span >(12.97)</span></span></span></p> </td> <td > <p align="center" ><span ><span ><span >(1.00%)</span></span></span></p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <div class="ckeCaption"><em>As of 8:23 am KSA time.</em></div>

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Argaam - Main News · Trade Publication
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25th September 2026
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Geopolitical Risk
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Saudi Arabia
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25th September 2026 · 10:05

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Significance 2 · Moderate
Confidence 2 · Low

Initial Significance Moderate (22.0/100). Strongest contributor: Procurement Impact (6.0/30 points). Limiting factor: Likely Event Severity (3.0/30 points). Initial Confidence Low (39.0/100, data sufficiency: Partial). Strongest contributor: Source Authority (20.0/40 points). Limiting factor: Extraction Quality (3.0/15 points).

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