Gold higher at $4,604.82
Spot gold is at $4,604.82 an ounce, +1.66% on the session.
Spot gold stands at $4,604.82 per troy ounce, +$75.33 (+1.66%) on the session, according to the XAUTicker feed. The headlines below are collected automatically from public news feeds and are listed newest first.
Continued from the morning edition of 22 August 2026. Prices below are frozen at publication — the live gold price has the current figure, and this guide covers what tends to move it.
Top stories this session
No editorial write-up was produced for this edition. The 40 headlines collected for it are listed in full below, newest first, each linking to the publisher that ran it.
- Gold Rally Takes Another Big Step Forward as FOMO Fuels the Run FOREX.com
- Barrick's Insider Sell-Off and Cost Pressures Test the Gold Miner's Breakup Narrative - Ad-hoc-news.de Ad-hoc-news.de
- Bullion Cues: Strong momentum BusinessLine
- Gold's Rally Is No Longer Just About Momentum — It's About Who's Buying - Ad-hoc-news.de Ad-hoc-news.de
- America In Focus: Fed officials eye higher rates; unemployment claims fall - News-Times News-Times
- Barrick's Breakup Bet: Analysts Split Down the Middle as Gold's Rally Meets Rising Costs - Ad-hoc-news.de Ad-hoc-news.de
Gold price, week of 17 August 2026
| Date | Close (USD / oz) | Change on previous close |
|---|---|---|
| Tue 18 Aug | $4,334.41 | −$81.42 · −1.84% |
| Wed 19 Aug | $4,523.94 | +$189.53 · +4.37% |
| Thu 20 Aug | $4,519.99 | −$3.95 · −0.09% |
| Fri 21 Aug | $4,604.82 | +$84.83 · +1.88% |
Closing prices from XAUTicker, as recorded by each following session’s first edition; Friday’s is the last price before the weekend close.