Spot gold fell to $3,998.49 an ounce at 2:27 p.m. New York time on Friday, October 23, 2026, a three-month low and its first move below $4,000 since mid-July. It was the second time in 2026 that gold broke that level. The article attributes the drop to margin calls, soaring oil prices and rising odds of a Fed rate hike, which weakened gold’s role as a safe haven as stocks slid. December futures fell about 4.1% from their October 16 settlement of $4,181.10, the steepest weekly decline since June, and gold now sits roughly 29% below its late-January record near $5,600. Brent crude traded above $117 intraday, while the 10-year Treasury yield stood at 4.96%.
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XAU/USD
▼ Likely negativeRelevance: high
| Market | Gold |
|---|---|
| Close on 10/23/2026 | 3,995.78 |
| Change that session | -0.72% |
PAXG/USDT
▼ Likely negativePAX Gold
Relevance: high
| Market | Crypto |
|---|---|
| Exchange | Binance |
| Sector | Real-world assets |
| Market cap | $1.8B |
| Close on 10/23/2026 | 4,003.77 |
| Change that session | -0.80% |
XAUT/USDT
▼ Likely negativeTether Gold
Relevance: high
| Market | Crypto |
|---|---|
| Exchange | Binance |
| Sector | Real-world assets |
| Market cap | $3.4B |
| Close on 10/23/2026 | 3,994.18 |
| Change that session | -0.89% |
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