Gold bias flipped 16 times to bullish on August 18, 2026
Gold is fluctuating near $4,400 as competing forces of rising US Treasury yields and fading Federal Reserve rate hike expectations pull it in opposite directions. Geopolitical tensions in the Middle East are also supporting the metal, while oil-driven inflation risks occasionally boost the US dollar, adding to the mixed outlook.
Updated
The reading that day
BullishAt the close of the UTC day.
BearishNeutralBullish
It changed 16 times during the day.
The day on the wire
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The band shows the reading through the day; a mark shows where it changed. Each tick is a headline first seen that day.
The reading through the day
- 00:00Neutral
- 03:09Weak bullish
- 05:04Bearish
- 05:20Neutral
- 06:29Bullish
- 11:56Neutral
- 17:30Bearish
- 18:03Weak bullish
- 18:48Bearish
- 19:05Neutral
- 19:22Weak bearish
- 19:49Neutral
- 20:54Weak bearish
- 21:11Weak bullish
- 22:20Weak bearish
- 23:28Neutral
- 23:48Bullish
Headlines (14)
First seen on August 18
- Forex Today: US Dollar sags to two-month lows as Middle East risk lifts Oil and GoldFXStreet
- Gold drifts lower as oil-driven inflation risks and US-Iran tensions bolster USDFXStreet
- Gold Price Forecast: XAU/USD eases below $4,400 as US yields rallyFXStreet
- Gold falls as rising US Treasury yields strengthen the US DollarFXStreet
- Gold price falls as US yields surge, pressuring bullionFXStreet
Carried over from earlier days
- Gold, Silver and a Growing Revolt Against Unsound MoneyGold Eagle
- Gold gains momentum to near $4,400 as Fed hike expectations drop despite Us-Iran tensionsFXStreet
- Gold Rises Amid Risk-On SentimentThe Wall Street Journal
- Gold remains close to June 5 high as receding Fed hike bets undermine USDFXStreet
- Gold holds firm as rate hike risks fade despite elevated bond yieldshome.saxo
- Gold Breaks Key Support as Selling Pressure Builds Below $4,444Investing.com
- Why the Dollar Hit a 3-Month Low and Bitcoin Only Moved 0.7%BeInCrypto
- Trump demands Iran ‘put up the white flag of surrender’ as MoU expiresAl Jazeera
- War on Iran: Phase II, Day 37Al Jazeera
Scheduled events
As of
| Event | Forecast | Currency |
|---|---|---|
| Tuesday, August 18 | ||
| ADP Weekly Employment Change | USD | |
| Housing Starts | 1.34M | USD |
| Building Permits | 1.37M | USD |
| Import Prices m/m | 0.1% | USD |
| Industrial Production m/m | 0.3% | USD |
| Capacity Utilization Rate | 76.3% | USD |
| Pending Home Sales m/m | 0.1% | USD |
| API Weekly Statistical Bulletin | USD | |