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Every release that moves gold in the next three weeks with a countdown in your time zone, the official outcome, and gold's hour-by-hour reaction to the latest releases. Updated automatically every hour.

Next high-impact release

US jobs report (NFP, October)

Strong jobs and wages raise hike odds; often a $30–50 gold move.

NFP time · Guide · NFP playbook

Next three weeks (times in GMT)

Monday 2 November 2026 (GMT date)

Tuesday 3 November 2026 (GMT date)

  • Medium US JOLTS job openings (September) Labour-market tightness; feeds Fed expectations.Jobs · Tue 3 Nov, 10:00 New York · source: BLS release schedule · Jobs tracker

Wednesday 4 November 2026 (GMT date)

Thursday 5 November 2026 (GMT date)

Friday 6 November 2026 (GMT date)

Tuesday 10 November 2026 (GMT date)

Friday 13 November 2026 (GMT date)

Tuesday 17 November 2026 (GMT date)

8 high and medium impact releases in the next 21 days, 2 of them high impact. Every date is checked against the official calendar named on its row; times convert to the zone you pick, daylight saving included. Weekly jobless claims and the full list are on the economic calendar.

Latest releases and gold's reaction (1-hour candles, release hour shaded)

Medium

US Employment Cost Index (Q3)

-6h: open 4,001.3, high 4,003.4, low 3,987.6, close 3,992.2-5h: open 3,992.3, high 3,997.6, low 3,974.7, close 3,984.6-4h: open 3,984.5, high 4,009.2, low 3,982.2, close 4,007.2-3h: open 4,007.1, high 4,008.6, low 3,997.4, close 4,002.1-2h: open 4,001.7, high 4,002.0, low 3,984.2, close 3,989.6-1h: open 3,989.9, high 3,992.9, low 3,973.7, close 3,976.5Release hour: open 3,975.7, high 3,980.1, low 3,963.0, close 3,963.8+1h: open 3,963.3, high 3,964.8, low 3,924.7, close 3,929.3+2h: open 3,929.1, high 3,930.2, low 3,900.9, close 3,927.2+3h: open 3,926.8, high 3,933.2, low 3,905.7, close 3,907.7+4h: open 3,907.6, high 3,912.6, low 3,901.4, close 3,905.8+5h: open 3,905.6, high 3,906.2, low 3,888.2, close 3,893.1+6h: open 3,893.1, high 3,894.0, low 3,885.9, close 3,889.4+7h: open 3,889.3, high 3,894.5, low 3,879.3, close 3,892.8+8h: open 3,892.8, high 3,898.9, low 3,881.3, close 3,898.94,009.23,879.3−6hrelease+4h+8h
Release hour
−$12.7 −0.32%
Release-hour range
$17.1
4 hours later
−$70.7 −1.78%
vs a normal hour
0.6× the usual range
Medium

Bank of Japan decision: held at 1.25% (8–1)

-5h: open 4,035.8, high 4,038.2, low 4,029.2, close 4,033.5-4h: open 4,033.6, high 4,034.2, low 4,018.2, close 4,019.7-3h: open 4,019.8, high 4,030.8, low 4,014.5, close 4,016.0-2h: open 4,015.8, high 4,023.7, low 4,006.4, close 4,017.8-1h: open 4,018.2, high 4,024.7, low 4,007.1, close 4,008.2Release hour: open 4,007.9, high 4,012.0, low 4,000.1, close 4,004.0+1h: open 4,003.8, high 4,007.6, low 3,997.0, close 4,006.4+2h: open 4,006.5, high 4,021.2, low 3,997.7, close 4,001.2+3h: open 4,001.3, high 4,003.4, low 3,987.6, close 3,992.2+4h: open 3,992.3, high 3,997.6, low 3,974.7, close 3,984.6+5h: open 3,984.5, high 4,009.2, low 3,982.2, close 4,007.2+6h: open 4,007.1, high 4,008.6, low 3,997.4, close 4,002.1+7h: open 4,001.7, high 4,002.0, low 3,984.2, close 3,989.6+8h: open 3,989.9, high 3,992.9, low 3,973.7, close 3,976.54,038.23,973.7release+4h+8h
Release hour
−$4.2 −0.10%
Release-hour range
$11.9
4 hours later
−$23.6 −0.59%
vs a normal hour
0.8× the usual range
Medium

ECB rate decision

-6h: open 4,046.4, high 4,049.5, low 4,034.1, close 4,034.5-5h: open 4,034.3, high 4,046.9, low 4,027.0, close 4,035.3-4h: open 4,035.2, high 4,049.5, low 4,034.0, close 4,040.5-3h: open 4,040.6, high 4,045.3, low 4,036.6, close 4,042.5-2h: open 4,042.8, high 4,051.1, low 4,029.8, close 4,030.7-1h: open 4,030.5, high 4,043.9, low 4,027.8, close 4,031.9Release hour: open 4,031.4, high 4,049.3, low 4,030.7, close 4,034.7+1h: open 4,035.0, high 4,049.8, low 4,028.0, close 4,037.9+2h: open 4,038.0, high 4,039.9, low 4,030.3, close 4,035.2+3h: open 4,034.9, high 4,035.0, low 4,021.2, close 4,029.7+4h: open 4,029.6, high 4,037.4, low 4,017.5, close 4,018.3+5h: open 4,018.2, high 4,023.6, low 4,016.3, close 4,023.3+6h: open 4,023.5, high 4,034.5, low 4,021.1, close 4,034.3+7h: open 4,034.2, high 4,044.3, low 4,030.8, close 4,033.34,051.14,016.3−6hrelease+4h
Release hour
+$2.8 +0.07%
Release-hour range
$18.6
4 hours later
−$13.6 −0.34%
vs a normal hour
0.6× the usual range
High

US Q3 GDP (advance) and September PCE inflation

-6h: open 4,036.1, high 4,047.0, low 4,035.2, close 4,046.4-5h: open 4,046.4, high 4,049.5, low 4,034.1, close 4,034.5-4h: open 4,034.3, high 4,046.9, low 4,027.0, close 4,035.3-3h: open 4,035.2, high 4,049.5, low 4,034.0, close 4,040.5-2h: open 4,040.6, high 4,045.3, low 4,036.6, close 4,042.5-1h: open 4,042.8, high 4,051.1, low 4,029.8, close 4,030.7Release hour: open 4,030.5, high 4,043.9, low 4,027.8, close 4,031.9+1h: open 4,031.4, high 4,049.3, low 4,030.7, close 4,034.7+2h: open 4,035.0, high 4,049.8, low 4,028.0, close 4,037.9+3h: open 4,038.0, high 4,039.9, low 4,030.3, close 4,035.2+4h: open 4,034.9, high 4,035.0, low 4,021.2, close 4,029.7+5h: open 4,029.6, high 4,037.4, low 4,017.5, close 4,018.3+6h: open 4,018.2, high 4,023.6, low 4,016.3, close 4,023.3+7h: open 4,023.5, high 4,034.5, low 4,021.1, close 4,034.3+8h: open 4,034.2, high 4,044.3, low 4,030.8, close 4,033.34,051.14,016.3−6hrelease+4h+8h
Release hour
+$1.2 +0.03%
Release-hour range
$16.1
4 hours later
−$1.0 −0.02%
vs a normal hour
0.6× the usual range
High

FOMC rate decision (press conference 30 min later)

Outcome Fed held at 3.75–4.00% (from our Fed decision study)

-6h: open 4,058.7, high 4,073.8, low 4,057.5, close 4,067.1-5h: open 4,067.3, high 4,071.5, low 4,058.9, close 4,063.0-4h: open 4,062.4, high 4,063.4, low 4,049.7, close 4,054.6-3h: open 4,054.4, high 4,059.1, low 4,053.3, close 4,054.5-2h: open 4,054.4, high 4,061.3, low 4,047.7, close 4,055.4-1h: open 4,055.0, high 4,055.8, low 4,050.2, close 4,053.8Release hour: open 4,055.5, high 4,081.2, low 4,036.9, close 4,046.1+1h: open 4,046.3, high 4,090.0, low 4,040.2, close 4,089.1+2h: open 4,089.1, high 4,097.2, low 4,069.8, close 4,081.2+4h: open 4,081.5, high 4,081.7, low 4,063.0, close 4,064.2+5h: open 4,064.7, high 4,070.7, low 4,063.2, close 4,066.6+6h: open 4,067.0, high 4,067.9, low 4,047.8, close 4,048.5+7h: open 4,048.3, high 4,081.0, low 4,047.8, close 4,074.2+8h: open 4,074.6, high 4,077.0, low 4,051.3, close 4,059.44,097.24,036.9−6hrelease+4h+8h
Release hour
−$7.7 −0.19%
Release-hour range
$44.3
4 hours later
+$10.4 +0.26%
vs a normal hour
2.6× the usual range
Medium

Bank of Canada rate decision

-6h: open 4,043.0, high 4,058.0, low 4,040.5, close 4,058.0-5h: open 4,057.6, high 4,071.5, low 4,056.1, close 4,066.3-4h: open 4,066.3, high 4,069.8, low 4,062.9, close 4,069.0-3h: open 4,068.7, high 4,068.8, low 4,057.9, close 4,058.6-2h: open 4,058.5, high 4,062.8, low 4,056.4, close 4,058.8-1h: open 4,058.7, high 4,073.8, low 4,057.5, close 4,067.1Release hour: open 4,067.3, high 4,071.5, low 4,058.9, close 4,063.0+1h: open 4,062.4, high 4,063.4, low 4,049.7, close 4,054.6+2h: open 4,054.4, high 4,059.1, low 4,053.3, close 4,054.5+3h: open 4,054.4, high 4,061.3, low 4,047.7, close 4,055.4+4h: open 4,055.0, high 4,055.8, low 4,050.2, close 4,053.8+5h: open 4,055.5, high 4,081.2, low 4,036.9, close 4,046.1+6h: open 4,046.3, high 4,090.0, low 4,040.2, close 4,089.1+7h: open 4,089.1, high 4,097.2, low 4,069.8, close 4,081.24,097.24,036.9−6hrelease+4h
Release hour
−$4.1 −0.10%
Release-hour range
$12.6
4 hours later
−$13.3 −0.33%
vs a normal hour
0.4× the usual range
High

US CPI

Actual CPI 3.7% a year, core 2.6% (September 2026) Previous 3.4%

-6h: open 4,170.6, high 4,186.5, low 4,168.3, close 4,171.0-5h: open 4,170.6, high 4,175.2, low 4,165.5, close 4,172.2-4h: open 4,172.1, high 4,180.9, low 4,163.7, close 4,165.8-3h: open 4,165.7, high 4,168.3, low 4,163.7, close 4,166.7-2h: open 4,166.6, high 4,168.8, low 4,160.4, close 4,163.5-1h: open 4,163.4, high 4,165.9, low 4,158.0, close 4,161.5Release hour: open 4,161.8, high 4,179.9, low 4,107.2, close 4,119.9+1h: open 4,119.8, high 4,129.6, low 4,101.6, close 4,110.3+2h: open 4,110.4, high 4,128.4, low 4,108.6, close 4,115.5+3h: open 4,115.6, high 4,118.0, low 4,101.0, close 4,102.0+4h: open 4,101.5, high 4,105.9, low 4,095.0, close 4,105.3+5h: open 4,105.1, high 4,112.4, low 4,099.5, close 4,105.7+6h: open 4,105.7, high 4,119.6, low 4,101.8, close 4,118.7+7h: open 4,118.9, high 4,127.8, low 4,114.5, close 4,122.8+8h: open 4,122.9, high 4,127.5, low 4,118.1, close 4,127.34,186.54,095.0−6hrelease+4h+8h
Release hour
−$41.6 −1.00%
Release-hour range
$72.7
4 hours later
−$56.2 −1.35%
vs a normal hour
2.5× the usual range
High

US jobs report (NFP)

Actual payrolls +29k, unemployment 4.2% (September 2026) Previous +133k (BLS figures as now published, including later revisions)

-6h: open 4,216.5, high 4,226.8, low 4,207.4, close 4,211.0-5h: open 4,210.8, high 4,222.0, low 4,207.6, close 4,217.3-4h: open 4,217.0, high 4,226.6, low 4,209.0, close 4,214.1-3h: open 4,214.4, high 4,218.4, low 4,209.3, close 4,214.0-2h: open 4,213.9, high 4,216.0, low 4,195.4, close 4,212.7-1h: open 4,212.6, high 4,218.7, low 4,206.9, close 4,211.6Release hour: open 4,211.3, high 4,259.0, low 4,204.4, close 4,248.2+1h: open 4,248.4, high 4,255.9, low 4,207.7, close 4,220.5+2h: open 4,220.6, high 4,226.6, low 4,184.5, close 4,188.2+3h: open 4,188.5, high 4,189.4, low 4,153.8, close 4,156.1+4h: open 4,156.3, high 4,170.5, low 4,154.6, close 4,168.2+5h: open 4,168.0, high 4,172.5, low 4,158.9, close 4,166.5+6h: open 4,166.7, high 4,175.7, low 4,164.3, close 4,175.4+7h: open 4,175.8, high 4,178.9, low 4,169.4, close 4,176.4+8h: open 4,176.9, high 4,177.7, low 4,162.3, close 4,162.34,259.04,153.8−6hrelease+4h+8h
Release hour
+$36.6 +0.87%
Release-hour range
$54.6
4 hours later
−$43.4 −1.03%
vs a normal hour
1.9× the usual range

Release hour = the 1-hour bar that contains the release time, measured from the close of the hour before. "vs a normal hour" compares that range with the average range of the same UTC hour since 1 May 2026 (when gold moves most). Hover or tap a candle for its prices. Source: COMEX gold futures (GC=F) 1-hour bars via Yahoo Finance; times in UTC.

Typical first-hour reaction by release type (every stored release since 12 Jun 2024)

ReleaseReleasesMedian move, release hourAverage range, release hourvs a normal hour*First-hour direction still held 4h later
Fed decisions (FOMC)15$23.8$51.04.9×87%
US CPI28$11.0$34.02.2×71%
US jobs report (NFP)25$13.6$42.02.4×76%
Other scheduled releases9$4.1$17.80.7×78%

Moves are absolute dollar changes per ounce in COMEX gold futures. Past reactions describe how violent release hours tend to be; they do not tell you the direction of the next one. *Releases since 1 May 2026 only, against the average range of the same UTC hour over that period.

Source: COMEX gold futures (GC=F) 1-hour bars via Yahoo Finance; release dates from official calendars; CPI and payrolls from the BLS public API. Data updated . Updates automatically several times a day.

What the event centre shows

This page puts the scheduled releases that move gold in one place: what is coming, how long until it lands in your time zone, and how gold actually reacted to the latest releases, hour by hour. The next high-impact release is US jobs report (NFP, October) on Friday 6 November at 13:30 GMT; the countdown above shows it in your own time. In the next three weeks there are 8 high and medium impact releases on the list.

Across the releases stored here, the median CPI hour moved gold $11.0 (28 releases); the median jobs report hour moved gold $13.6 (25 releases); the median Fed decision hour moved gold $23.8 (15 releases). Since 1 May 2026, a release hour's range was on average 2.1 times the normal range for that hour of the day. That is why spreads widen and stops slip around these times: a large share of a day's movement can arrive in a single hour.

How to read a reaction card

  • Release hour: the change from the close of the hour before the release to the close of the hour that contains it. For a release at 13:30 GMT this is the 13:00–14:00 bar.
  • Release-hour range: high minus low of that bar, the distance a stop or entry order could have been run through.
  • 4 hours later: where gold was four hours after the release hour began, measured from the same pre-release close. Comparing it with the first hour shows whether the first move held or faded.
  • vs a normal hour: the release-hour range divided by the average range of the same hour of the day.
  • Actual and previous: for CPI and the jobs report, the official BLS figures for the month reported, next to the month before; for Fed decisions, the rate outcome. Cards marked "Updating hourly" are still inside their eight-hour window and fill in as the site refreshes.

Why there is no consensus column

Markets react to the surprise: the gap between the actual number and what economists expected. Those consensus forecasts come from commercial surveys whose terms do not allow us to republish them, so we show the official actual figure next to the previous one instead and leave the consensus out rather than guess it. Most financial news sites quote the consensus in their preview articles on the day.

Past reactions show how violent release hours can be. They do not predict the direction of the next release, and nothing on this page is a signal to buy or sell gold. Prices can gap through stops at the release minute.

How traders use it

  1. Check the countdown before you trade. If a high-impact release is less than an hour away, decide in advance whether to stand aside, reduce size or widen your stop. Our playbooks walk through each choice: FOMC, CPI and NFP.
  2. Size for the release-hour range, not a normal hour. Use the ranges above with the position size calculator so that a stop at the far side of a typical release candle still keeps the loss within your risk.
  3. Review afterwards. The reaction cards show whether the first move held after four hours. The longer studies cover years of releases: gold after Fed decisions, gold on CPI days and gold on NFP days.

Method and data sources

  • Dates and times: the site's single events file, checked against the official calendars of the Federal Reserve, BLS, BEA, Census Bureau, ISM, ECB, Bank of England, Bank of Japan and RBA (the source is named on every row).
  • Prices: COMEX gold futures (GC=F) 1-hour bars via Yahoo Finance, six hours before to eight hours after each release, refreshed with the site's hourly data update. Futures trade a few dollars above spot gold (XAUUSD), but the moves are almost identical.
  • Official outcomes: US CPI (all items and core, year on year, not seasonally adjusted, as the headline is reported) and nonfarm payrolls and the unemployment rate from the BLS public API. Payrolls are revised in later months, so a figure can differ from the one first published. Fed outcomes come from our Fed decision study table.
  • History: releases are stored from 12 Jun 2024 onwards: the CPI, jobs report and Fed decision dates from our study tables, and every high or medium impact release on the site calendar since October 2026. New releases are added automatically.

Frequently asked questions

What is the gold event centre?

A live page with every scheduled high and medium impact release that moves gold for the next three weeks, each with a countdown in your time zone, plus hour-by-hour charts of how gold reacted to the latest releases and the typical first-hour move per release type.

Are the times shown in my time zone?

Yes. The page detects your time zone and converts every release time and countdown, daylight saving included. You can also pick India, London, New York, Dubai, Singapore, Sydney or UTC from the menu.

Where do the actual figures come from?

CPI, payrolls and the unemployment rate come from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics public API; Fed outcomes from our Fed decision study table. Payroll figures are revised in later months, so a number can differ from the first release.

Why is there no consensus forecast?

Consensus forecasts come from commercial surveys whose terms do not allow republishing. Rather than guess them, the page shows the official actual figure next to the previous one.

How quickly does a reaction appear after a release?

The site refreshes its data every hour, so the release-hour candle normally appears within about an hour of the release and the card keeps filling in for the next eight hours.

Does a big move after one release mean the next will move the same way?

No. The direction depends on the surprise in each release and on what the market already expects. Use the reactions to understand how far gold can move in one hour, not which way it will go.

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Educational page only. Not financial advice and not a signal. Past price reactions do not predict future prices. See our risk disclaimer.