Gold news for August 13, 2026
Gold climbed to two-month highs, approaching $4,400, as cooler-than-expected CPI inflation data dampened expectations of further rate hikes. The metal also drew support from a mix of unrelated forces, though a subsequent pullback was attributed to PPI data, leaving the market focused on inflation signals.
How the day unfolded
Gold has climbed to its strongest level in two months, supported by a softer U.S. jobs report and cooling CPI data that have eased talk of further rate hikes. Buying from China has also helped underpin any dips, while multiple unrelated forces have moved the metal higher. However, upcoming U.S. CPI data remains a potential source of volatility that could reverse recent gains.
Gold has risen to its strongest level in two months, propelled by a soft jobs report and cooling rate-hike expectations following the latest CPI data. The metal also drew support from dip-buying in China and a convergence of unrelated market forces, as highlighted by analysts. However, traders remain wary that an upcoming US CPI print could erase recent gains.
Gold is trading near $4,400 after a CPI-fuelled rally, with the report cooling rate hike talk and keeping the metal at its strongest level in two months. Buying from China and geopolitical focus on Hormuz are cited as additional supports, while some early dip was bought. The metal holds the weekly high as investors follow the latest upward move.
Gold slipped at the open but drew dip-buying, particularly from China, after a CPI report cooled rate-hike expectations and lifted the metal to its strongest level in two months. Prices are holding near $4,400 following the CPI-fuelled rally, with investor attention turning to the Federal Reserve's next moves and geopolitical risks such as Hormuz. The moves were attributed to multiple concurrent factors, reflecting broad-based support for the metal.
Gold has climbed to two-month highs above $4,380, supported by a cooler-than-expected CPI report that dampened rate hike talk and a jobs report showing 23,000 job losses. The metal is also being lifted by a confluence of other forces, including geopolitical attention on Hormuz and mixed economic signals. These factors have helped gold push toward $4,400, with the metal trading at its strongest level in two months.
Gold climbed to two-month highs above $4,380, supported by a weaker-than-expected jobs report and cooler CPI data that reduced talk of further rate hikes. The metal later pulled back after producer-price data triggered a mixed market reaction. These moves highlight gold's sensitivity to shifts in U.S. economic data and interest-rate expectations.
Gold climbed toward $4,400 after a weaker jobs report and cooling CPI data dampened expectations of further rate hikes. The metal hit its strongest level in two months, though it pulled back after the latest PPI reading. These mixed signals highlight how inflation and labor data are currently driving gold's price moves.
Headlines (13)
- Gold extends the rally after the soft NFP, but the US CPI could wipe out all the gainsinvestinglive.com · Aug 11, 07:17 UTC
- Peter Schiff Says Sell Bitcoin and Strategy Stock as Gold Tops $4,400beincrypto.com · Aug 11, 11:13 UTC
- Gold Slipped at the Open. China Bought the Dip. Again.goldsilver.com · Aug 11, 14:16 UTC
- India Gold price today: Gold rises, according to FXStreet datawww.fxstreet.com · Aug 12, 05:38 UTC
- Gold tests the weekly high as the CPI report cools the rate hike talkinvestinglive.com · Aug 12, 14:22 UTC
- Sunset Market Commentarywww.actionforex.com · Aug 12, 14:34 UTC
- This Leg Of The Gold Bull Market Will Be Violent On The Upsidekingworldnews.com · Aug 12, 15:07 UTC
- Five Unrelated Forces All Moved Gold and Silver Higher Today. That Doesn’t Happen Often.goldsilver.com · Aug 12, 16:25 UTC
- Investors are chasing the latest rally in gold as the yellow metal hits strongest level in 2 monthswww.marketwatch.com · Aug 12, 20:59 UTC
- Gold holds near $4,400 after CPI-fuelled rally as Fed, Hormuz stay in focuswww.investing.com · 02:34 UTC
- Gold Price Forecast: XAU/USD stands tall at two-month highs above $4,380www.fxstreet.com · 11:53 UTC
- The Economy Lost 23,000 Jobs. Gold Climbed Toward $4,400. Here’s the Mechanism.goldsilver.com · 13:15 UTC
- Gold Hit a Two-Month High. Then It Pulled Back. The PPI Data That Caused Both Moves Is What Matters.goldsilver.com · 15:26 UTC
Scheduled events
As of 23:49 UTC
- 2026-08-13 — PPI m/m · forecast -0.2% · CHF
- 2026-08-13 — FOMC Member Hammack Speaks · USD
- 2026-08-13 — Core PPI m/m · forecast 0.3% · USD
- 2026-08-13 — PPI m/m · forecast 0.2% · USD
- 2026-08-13 — Unemployment Claims · forecast 202K · USD
- 2026-08-13 — FOMC Member Barkin Speaks · USD
- 2026-08-13 — Mortgage Delinquencies · USD
- 2026-08-13 — Natural Gas Storage · forecast 31B · USD
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