| | Gold Mornings | Your weekday morning read on gold, metals and miners.
Issue #72 · Wednesday, September 30, 2026 | | Gold volatility (GVZ) Cautious · 24.4 ▼ from 24.8 yesterday | | Worth noting Gold crossed above $4,200 since yesterday. | | Gold and silver rose modestly as miners gained over one percent; geopolitical tensions and inflation concerns shape near-term sentiment. |
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● The Numbers | Gold | $4,209.70 +0.72%
-2.52% this week | | Silver | $60.94 +0.45%
-5.35% this week | | Platinum | $1,726.40 +2.76%
-1.11% this week | | Palladium | $1,222.50 +1.74%
-2.81% this week | | Copper | $6.62 +1.11%
-0.93% this week |
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● The Movers Leaders | PL=F Platinum | +2.76% | | PA=F Palladium | +1.74% | | GDX Gold Miners ETF | +1.34% |
| Laggards | B Barrick Mining | +0.37% | | SI=F Silver | +0.45% | | GC=F Gold | +0.72% |
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The day's best and worst of the tracked metals and miners · day-over-day change. |
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● The Read Gold — description, not prediction Trading below both its 50-day ($4,363.48) and 200-day ($4,554.98) averages — the longer-term trend reads as down. 30-day range $4,168.40–$4,697.80; currently in the lower third of that range. RSI(14) 31 — momentum weak. See where every market sits on the daily page → What's pushing gold today: the dollar & Treasury yields on the Dollar & Yields page → |
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● The Brief | | Gold paces for monthly decline ahead of inflation data Gold has underperformed this month as markets await U.S. inflation figures. Inflation data traditionally influences Federal Reserve policy and real interest rates, key drivers of precious-metal valuations. (Investing) |
| | Iran receives U.S. feedback on seven-day trust plan Iran has received American responses to a proposed weeklong confidence-building measure. Middle East diplomatic developments affect risk sentiment and can influence precious-metals demand as hedge assets. (Investing) |
| | Oil rebounds amid Middle East supply-chain jitters Oil prices recovered as uncertainty persists around supplies from the Middle East, despite some recovery signals. Oil and precious metals often move together during geopolitical stress, reflecting broader risk-off positioning. (Investing) |
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Partner How a gold IRA works A plain, factual guide to holding physical gold in a retirement account: the eligible metals, rollovers and transfers, custodians, storage, and fees. Learn how a gold IRA works |
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Metals 101 How does the US dollar affect gold? Gold is priced in dollars worldwide, so a stronger dollar usually makes gold pricier for everyone else and can weigh on it; a weaker dollar often does the reverse. It's one of gold's biggest day-to-day drivers. |
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“Metals mirror the dollar and the day's mood — a description, not a forecast.” |
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