Signal · Geopolitical Risk

‎Gold rises ahead of US inflation data

Argaam - UAE News Trade press Published 12th August 2026 UAE

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‎<img src="https://argaamplus.s3.amazonaws.com/51e73901-de15-41d9-91d0-cf4ff2a86fab.png"> Gold rises ahead of US inflation data, with markets scaling back Fed rate-hike expectations <hr> Gold prices rose during Wednesday’s trading, supported by reduced expectations for monetary policy tightening by the Federal Reserve next month, as investors await the release of US inflation data. Meanwhile, the US dollar index—which measures the performance of the greenback against a basket of six major currencies—was broadly stable at 99.90 points. According to the CME FedWatch Tool, markets are currently pricing in a 50% probability of a rate hike in September, down from 60% before last week’s weaker-than-expected US jobs data. Interest-rate expectations could be influenced by the US Consumer Price Index (CPI) data due later today, with annual inflation expected to slow to 3.4%. The Producer Price Index (PPI) reading is scheduled for release on Thursday. <table align="center" border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%"> <tbody> <tr > <td colspan="4" > Changes in prices of selected precious metals </td> </tr> <tr > <td > Metal </td> <td > Price (USD/oz) </td> <td > Change (USD) </td> <td > Change (%) </td> </tr> <tr > <td > Gold (October futures) </td> <td > 4,420.5 </td> <td > +12.3 </td> <td > +0.30% </td> </tr> <tr > <td > Gold (spot) </td> <td > 4,393.04 </td> <td > +22.93 </td> <td > +0.50% </td> </tr> <tr > <td > Silver (September futures) </td> <td > 65.30 </td> <td > +0.36 </td> <td > +0.55% </td> </tr> <tr > <td > Silver (spot) </td> <td > 65.26 </td> <td > +0.58 </td> <td > +0.90% </td> </tr> <tr > <td > Platinum (spot) </td> <td > 1,752.78 </td> <td > +9.78 </td> <td > +0.55% </td> </tr> <tr > <td > Palladium (spot) </td> <td > 1,373.52 </td> <td > +5.27 </td> <td > +0.40% </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> As of 8:38 a.m. Makkah time.

Publication: Argaam - UAE News · Trade Publication
Published: 12th August 2026
Original report: argaam.com

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Category: Geopolitical Risk
Geography: UAE
Organisations: None identified
Collected: 12th August 2026 · 15:38

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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 (36.5/100, data sufficiency: Partial). Strongest contributor: Source Authority (20.0/40 points). Limiting factor: Extraction Quality (3.0/15 points).

Strongest contributor: Procurement Impact
Limiting factor: Likely Event Severity

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