Signal · Geopolitical Risk

‎Gold prices fall, head for worst weekly level since June

Argaam - Main News Trade press Published 23rd October 2026 Saudi Arabia

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‎<img src="https://argaamplus.s3.amazonaws.com/4a9e783d-60e5-4d97-b5a6-2ae4393758d0.png" >Gold prices fell, heading for their worst weekly performance since June. <hr> Gold prices fell on Friday, heading for their worst weekly performance since June, as rising oil prices fueled expectations that interest rates will remain elevated for a longer period. Meanwhile, the US dollar index – which measures the performance of the US currency against a basket of six major currencies– was stable, trading at 101.68 points. Analysts at HSBC lowered their estimates for average platinum and palladium prices for 2026 in a research note issued Thursday, attributing this to changing market fundamentals and investor liquidations, Reuters reported. Traders widely expect the central bank to keep interest rates unchanged at the US Federal Reserve’s monetary policy meeting scheduled for Oct. 27-28, while the odds of a rate hike in December stand at 80%. <table align="center" border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" dir="ltr" > <tbody> <tr > <td colspan="4" > Changes in precious metal prices </td> </tr> <tr > <td > Metal </td> <td > Price ($/ounce) </td> <td > Change ($) </td> <td > Change (%) </td> </tr> <tr > <td > Gold(December futures) </td> <td > 4,029.30 </td> <td > (31.10) </td> <td > (0.75%) </td> </tr> <tr > <td > Gold(spot) </td> <td > 4,012.85 </td> <td > (12.00) </td> <td > (0.30%) </td> </tr> <tr > <td > Silver(Decemberfutures) </td> <td > 54.14 </td> <td > (0.87) </td> <td > (1.60%) </td> </tr> <tr > <td > Silver(spot) </td> <td > 54.0752 </td> <td > (0.50) </td> <td > (0.90%) </td> </tr> <tr > <td > Platinum(spot) </td> <td > 1575.40 </td> <td > +6.86 </td> <td > +0.45% </td> </tr> <tr > <td > Palladium(spot) </td> <td > 1056.16 </td> <td > +2.14 </td> <td > +0.20% </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <div class="ckeCaption" >* At 08:14 a.m. Makkah time.</div>

Publication: Argaam - Main News · Trade Publication
Published: 23rd October 2026
Original report: argaam.com

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Category: Geopolitical Risk
Geography: Saudi Arabia
Organisations: None identified
Collected: 23rd October 2026 · 09:44

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Significance 3 · Material

Confidence 2 · Low

Initial Significance Material (43.0/100). Strongest contributor: Procurement Impact (27.0/30 points). Limiting factor: Likely Event Severity (3.0/30 points). Initial Confidence Low (31.5/100, data sufficiency: Partial). Strongest contributor: Source Authority (20.0/40 points). Limiting factor: Corroboration (2.5/25 points).

Strongest contributor: Procurement Impact
Limiting factor: Likely Event Severity

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