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Gold Edges Lower as Traders Weigh Mideast Signals, Fed Rate Path

Bloomberg Markets Wednesday 21 October 2026, 23:56 UTC By Yihui Xie 1 min read
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Commodities Gold Edges Lower as Traders Weigh Middle East Signals, Fed Rate Path Takeaways by Bloomberg AI Gold dipped as a flareup in Middle East hostilities raised inflation risks, even as the Federal Reserve is still expected to keep interest rates steady in the near term. Bullion was trading at around $4,120 an ounce, after rising 0.4% in the previous session to snap three days of declines. Oil rose, after a US Department of State order for non-emergency US government employees and their...

Commodities Gold Edges Lower as Traders Weigh Middle East Signals, Fed Rate Path Takeaways by Bloomberg AI Gold dipped as a flareup in Middle East hostilities raised inflation risks, even as the Federal Reserve is still expected to keep interest rates steady in the near term. Bullion was trading at around $4,120 an ounce, after rising 0.4% in the previous session to snap three days of declines. Oil rose, after a US Department of State order for non-emergency US government employees and their families to leave Saudi Arabia raised concerns of an escalation, and a drone strike on a Saudi Aramco field left two people dead.
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