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  "id": 15562472,
  "title": "Gold rises as Warsh remarks temper Fed hike bets, futures top $4,200",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/gold-rises-as-warsh-remarks-temper-fed-hike-bets-futures-top-4-200",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-19T04:52:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Investing.com",
    "slug": "investing-com",
    "url": "https://www.investing.com/news/commodities-news/gold-rises-as-warsh-remarks-curb-fed-hike-bets-4956185"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Gold prices surged on Wednesday as the Federal Reserve's chief economist, Charles W. Warsh, suggested that a rate hike may be delayed. Spot gold climbed 0.4% to $4,180.29 per ounce, while U.S. gold futures increased 0.5% to $4,200.92.\n\nSilver and platinum also experienced gains, rising 1.3% and 1.3% respectively to $57.7300 and $1,655.53 per ounce. Palladium saw a 1.5% increase, reaching $1,132.74 per ounce. The U.S. Dollar Index, however, remained relatively stable, slipping by just 0.04% to 101.80.\n\nWarsh's remarks, interpreted as favorable for a pause in the Fed's rate hikes, caused traders to lower their expectations of a quarter-point increase, with the probability now standing below 20%. This shift in sentiment was fueled by a more robust-than-anticipated U.S. inflation report last week, which had reignited talk of further tightening measures that could benefit the dollar.\n\nHowever, Warsh's comments served as a catalyst to halt the dollar's advance. As interest rates rise, gold typically loses value due to its lack of yield. Despite this, the precious metal has managed to stay above the critical $4,000-an-ounce threshold since August, buoyed by safe-haven demand following a war-driven dip that had pushed prices into a bear market earlier this year.\n\nGold has declined by approximately 20% since the escalation of the U.S.-Iran conflict in late February. Analysts at ANZ believe that heightened concerns over fiscal stability and debt sustainability are making the prospect of higher yields appear less as evidence of robust growth and more as justification for holding gold as a defensive measure. This outlook supports gold's long-term prospects, even with near-term downward pressure from elevated yields and a strong dollar that could lead to additional selling before a potential sustained rally.\n\nChinese investors have continued to favor gold amid weakness in equity and property markets. Central banks have also stepped up their efforts to diversify their reserves away from reliance on individual assets. ANZ anticipates that gold's upside potential will be limited in the short term, with prices potentially hovering around $5,000 an ounce by 2027, contingent on sustained demand from investors and central banks, while accounting for the impact of U.S. interest rates and currency fluctuations.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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