How the Spot Gold Price Is Set and Who Sets It
The spot gold price emerges from a hybrid of London benchmark auctions and electronic futures trading, with central banks and bullion banks playing key roles.
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How the LBMA Gold Price Auction Works and Differs from Spot
The LBMA Gold Price auction is a twice-daily benchmark-setting process that differs fundamentally from the real-time spot price traded on exchanges.
Gold price slides as Federal Reserve delivers hawkish 25 bps rate hike
Gold prices erased gains and slid after the Federal Reserve hiked rates by 25 bps to a 3.75-4.00% range, with most officials projecting at least one more increase this year.
Gold risks deeper pullback as Fed decision approaches
Gold failed to break above $4,500 and corrected lower, dipping below $4,450 and testing the $4,250 support zone. A bearish trend line at $4,355 is capping near-term gains.
Gold steadies near one-month low as US yields climb ahead of Fed
Gold trimmed its intraday losses on Tuesday but remained under pressure from a rising US Dollar and multi-year high Treasury yields as markets awaited a widely expected Fed interest rate hike.
Gold price under pressure as Fed rate hike looms and dollar strengthens
Gold trades near $4,300, well below last month's peak, as the Fed prepares a likely rate hike and the US dollar rallies. Market awaits Wednesday's decision.
Gold slips as oil gains and Treasury yields pressure prices
Gold declined on Tuesday as rising crude oil prices and benchmark Treasury yields near 5% reinforced expectations of elevated interest rates ahead of the Fed's decision.
Gold slips as Fed rate hike expectations harden ahead of policy meeting
Spot gold dropped 0.9% to $4,308.24 as traders priced in an 89% chance of a US rate hike this week, following hot inflation data and rising oil prices.
Gold and silver retreat as oil jumps and Fed rate hike looms
Gold and silver declined on September 14, 2026, as oil prices jumped 4% on Middle East supply concerns and investors weighed the prospect of a US Federal Reserve rate hike.