{"slug":"gold-weekly-2026-10-16","report_type":"gold_weekly","week_start":"2026-10-12","week_end":"2026-10-16","title":"Gold weekly: XAU/USD fell 0.60% in the week ending October 16, 2026","description":"Gold opened at $4,190.60, closed at $4,165.45, and traded between $4,075.05 and $4,215.14 across 5,964 non-stale observations.","body_markdown":"Gold fell 0.60% during the completed week ending October 16, 2026. It opened at $4,190.60, reached a weekly high of $4,215.14, reached a weekly low of $4,075.05, and closed at $4,165.45 per troy ounce.\n\n## Weekly XAU/USD summary\n\n| Metric | Value |\n| --- | ---: |\n| Open | $4,190.60 |\n| High | $4,215.14 |\n| Low | $4,075.05 |\n| Close | $4,165.45 |\n| Weekly change | -0.60% |\n| High-to-low range | 3.44% |\n\n## Data window\n\nThis report uses 5,964 non-stale XAU/USD observations from 2026-10-12 through 2026-10-16. The first included observation was 2026-10-12T00:00:02.764328+00:00; the last was 2026-10-16T21:02:01.171597+00:00.\n\n## Method\n\nWeekly change is `(last observation / first observation - 1) × 100`. The weekly high and low are the maximum and minimum non-stale observations in the completed window. The high-to-low range is `(weekly high / weekly low - 1) × 100`.\n\nDownload the [machine-readable report](/research/weekly-gold/2026-10-16) to reproduce or reuse these figures.\n\nThis automated report describes a completed historical week. It is not a forecast, signal, or trading recommendation.\n","facts":{"low":4075.046,"high":4215.1405,"open":4190.6015,"close":4165.4517,"symbol":"XAU-USD-SPOT","interval":"aggregated_observations","week_end":"2026-10-16","week_start":"2026-10-12","range_percent":3.4379,"change_percent":-0.6001,"last_observation":"2026-10-16T21:02:01.171597+00:00","first_observation":"2026-10-12T00:00:02.764328+00:00","observation_count":5964},"source_hash":"6d170749b23f48dafe7c502ea0111e8fc8b9074f2c7919058b6a8dc2c98845fc","published_at":"2026-10-17T01:30:44.412008+00:00"}