Gold news for August 27, 2026
Gold has pulled back after testing the $4,700 area, with traders awaiting US core PCE inflation data for direction. Interest in gold is being supported by de-dollarization trends and investor moves to hedge against dollar weakness, although higher US inflation has also strengthened the case for tighter Fed policy.
How the day unfolded
Gold has surged to around $4,700, driven by safe-haven demand from geopolitical tensions and debt concerns, with UBS lifting its target to $5,400. However, the metal pulled back after strong US inflation data reinforced expectations that the Fed will keep rates higher for longer. Traders now await the upcoming US core PCE inflation data for further direction.
Gold has pulled back after a four-day rally that took it toward $4,700, with traders focusing on upcoming US core PCE inflation data. Supportive factors include de-dollarization trends and debt concerns, as highlighted by UBS raising its gold target. However, high US inflation has strengthened expectations of hawkish Fed policy, weighing on the metal.
Gold has paused after a four-day rally, pulling back from a test of $4,700 as traders await the upcoming US core PCE inflation data. A bullish tone persists, with UBS raising its gold target to $5,400 on de-dollarization trends, though near-term direction hinges on the inflation print.
Gold is trading around $4,700 as markets await US core PCE inflation data and a speech from Fed Chair Warsh, with softer US yields lending support. Meanwhile, UBS has lifted its gold price target to $5,400, citing de-dollarization trends, though the metal remains sensitive to hawkish Fed bets sparked by high US inflation.
Gold has pulled back after testing the $4,700 level, with traders awaiting US core PCE inflation data for direction. UBS raised its gold target to $5,400, citing a de-dollarization trend, while strong US inflation readings have fueled expectations of a hawkish Fed, which weighed on the metal. The ongoing focus on inflation and Fed policy remains central to gold's near-term moves.
Gold is hovering near $4,700 as traders await the upcoming US core PCE inflation data, which could influence Federal Reserve policy expectations. The metal pulled back on bets that persistent high inflation may keep the Fed hawkish, but underlying support from de-dollarization trends, highlighted by UBS's raised target to $5,400, remains intact.
Gold is hovering around $4,700 as markets await US core PCE inflation data, a key input for Federal Reserve policy expectations. Prices have dipped from that level after high inflation fueled hawkish rate bets, while support from de-dollarization flows and UBS's higher target of $5,400 has limited the downside.
Headlines (16)
- investingLive Asia-Pacific market news: Gold down, Bitcoin upinvestinglive.com · Aug 25, 03:35 UTC
- Gold SWOT: Gold Rallies as Debt Concerns Mountwww.gold-eagle.com · Aug 25, 06:03 UTC
- Gold price hits three-month high amid fears over Iran war and Trump economywww.theguardian.com · Aug 25, 08:31 UTC
- Gold pauses after powerful four-day rallywww.home.saxo · Aug 25, 08:51 UTC
- Copper Hits Highest Close in History as Debasement Trade Lifts Gold, Silver, Bitcoinbeincrypto.com · Aug 25, 20:08 UTC
- $4700 back on Gold buyers’ radar as US core PCE inflation data loomswww.fxstreet.com · Aug 26, 18:56 UTC
- $4700 tested as Gold pulls back but bullish potential remains intactwww.fxstreet.com · Aug 26, 18:56 UTC
- Gold retreats after flirting with $4,700: buyers still hold the gripwww.fxstreet.com · Aug 26, 18:56 UTC
- XAU/USD Price forecast: Gold poised to extend its bullish runwww.fxstreet.com · Aug 26, 18:56 UTC
- Gold’s glitter is here to stay as eyes turn to US inflation and Fed Chair Warshwww.fxstreet.com · Aug 26, 18:56 UTC
- Gold tumbles as high US inflation supports Fed hawkish betswww.fxstreet.com · Aug 26, 19:58 UTC
- UBS backs de-dollarization trend, lifts gold target to $5,400 an ounceinvestinglive.com · Aug 26, 22:31 UTC
- Gold scales higher on softer US yields as traders await Fed Chair Warsh's speechwww.fxstreet.com · 03:57 UTC
- SA miners head for best month on recordwww.miningmx.com · 14:55 UTC
- Gold recovers $4,600, buyers unwilling to give upwww.fxstreet.com · 17:53 UTC
- Investors just moved $7 billion into Bitcoin and gold in five days to escape an accelerating dollar crisiscryptoslate.com · 18:57 UTC
Scheduled events
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- 2026-08-27 — Prelim Wholesale Inventories m/m · forecast 0.2% · USD
- 2026-08-27 — Goods Trade Balance · forecast -100.8B · USD
- 2026-08-27 — Unemployment Claims · forecast 208K · USD
- 2026-08-27 — Natural Gas Storage · forecast 19B · USD
- 2026-08-28 — Retail Sales y/y · CHF
- 2026-08-28 — KOF Economic Barometer · forecast 103.0 · CHF
- 2026-08-28 — FOMC Member Hammack Speaks · USD
- 2026-08-28 — Chicago PMI · forecast 57.9 · USD
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