{
  "id": 2169798,
  "title": "Gold prices today, Thursday, August 20, 2026: Gold rallies after Treasury announcement, FOMC meeting minutes",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/gold-prices-today-thursday-august-20-2026-gold-rallies-after-treasury",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-20T15:33:23.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Finance",
    "slug": "yahoo-finance",
    "url": "https://finance.yahoo.com/personal-finance/investing/article/gold-prices-today-thursday-august-20-2026-gold-rallies-after-treasury-announcement-fomc-meeting-minutes-153323375.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Thursday, August 20, 2026, gold prices surged after the U.S. Treasury announced an increase in its purchases of long-term bonds. The benchmark 10-year Treasury rate fell by more than 5 basis points, and the 30-year benchmark declined by 9 basis points. The Federal Reserve also released minutes from the July meeting, revealing that some committee members argued for rate increases. These economic announcements led traders to push gold above $4,500 for the first time since early June.\n\nGold futures opened at $4,580 per troy ounce on Thursday, marking a 0.8% increase from Wednesday's closing price. As of 9:03 a.m. ET, the gold price was $4,535.80 per troy ounce. Lower interest rates benefit gold prices by reducing the holding cost relative to yield-bearing assets. The one-year gain for gold since January 29 was 95.6%.",
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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."
}