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Daily gold digest · 7 November 2026

Gold News, 7 November 2026: 7 stories moving XAUUSD

A much stronger October jobs report lifted the dollar and Treasury yields on Friday and pushed December Fed hike odds back towards 80%, so gold gave up about 0.6% to near $4,065. Even so, spot gold ended the week roughly 5% higher, China’s central bank extended its buying streak to two years, US tech stocks bounced and October CPI on Tuesday 10 November is now the next big test.

Gold spot$4,072.1−28.5 (−0.70%)NextUS CPI (October)in 2d 14h · Tue 13:30 GMTWeekendopens in 1d 0hRange$81.1

Gold slips after a 165,000 jobs surprise but still books its best week since August

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Jobs

US employers add 165,000 jobs in October, almost three times the forecast

Nonfarm payrolls rose by 165,000 in October and the unemployment rate was 4.1%, the Bureau of Labor Statistics said on Friday, against a consensus of about 65,000. August and September were revised up by a combined 84,000, to 186,000 and 60,000. Average hourly earnings rose 0.4% on the month to $38.00 and 3.1% on the year, with professional and business services (+70,000), health care (+42,000) and transportation and warehousing (+25,000) leading the gains.

Why it matters for gold:

Strong hiring and firmer pay give the Fed room to keep raising rates, which lifts yields and the dollar and raises the cost of holding a metal that pays no interest. That is why gold fell on the release even in a week of gains. Gold’s reaction on past jobs days is on the NFP event page, and the next report is due on Friday 4 December.

Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics

02
Price

Spot gold falls 0.6% to about $4,065 but gains 4.9% on the week

Spot gold was down 0.6% at $4,065.44 an ounce late on Friday and US gold futures fell 0.9% to $4,074.75, Investing.com reported, as the jobs data boosted the dollar and rate hike bets. Both were still heading for their best week since August, with spot up 4.9% and futures up 4.5% for the week. The dollar index was near 102.2 and the 10-year Treasury yield near 4.86%.

Why it matters for gold:

One strong data point was enough to knock gold back from $4,100, but it did not undo the week’s rebound from the 30 October low. When the headline number and the dollar move the same way, gold often reacts within minutes. The gold cheat sheet sums up last week’s range and this week’s events, and the markets board shows gold next to the dollar and yields.

Source: Investing.com

03
Fed

Markets price about a 78% chance of a December Fed hike after the jobs data

Traders priced roughly a 78% chance of a quarter-point rate rise at the Fed’s 8-9 December meeting, Reuters reported, down from 85% just after the release but up from about 67% on Thursday. They also moved the expected final hike forward to April from June. St. Louis Fed President Alberto Musalem said inflation is still the top worry for businesses in his district and called it a regressive and distorting tax.

Why it matters for gold:

Hike odds swung from about 83% to 67% and back to 78% in three days, and gold followed them closely. While inflation is the Fed’s main concern, data that keeps hikes on the table is a headwind for gold. Our guide gold and Fed rate hikes explains the link, and December Fed hike odds covers the next meeting.

Source: Reuters via Yahoo Finance

04
Central banks

China's central bank adds 25.8 tonnes of gold, its 24th straight monthly purchase

The People’s Bank of China held 78.30 million troy ounces of gold, about 2,435 tonnes, at the end of October, up from 77.47 million ounces a month earlier, according to official data released on Saturday. The increase of 830,000 ounces, about 25.8 tonnes, extends its buying streak to 24 months. Bloomberg reported that the bank’s purchases in the first ten months of 2026 come to about 129 tonnes and that buying picked up as prices fell.

Why it matters for gold:

The addition came in gold’s worst October since 2008, which supports the idea that official buyers use dips to add metal. It does not set the short-term price, which still follows yields and the dollar. The central bank gold tracker shows each country’s reserves month by month.

Source: Phemex News (PBoC data)

05
Stocks

Nasdaq rebounds 1.1% after Thursday's rout, but all three indexes lose ground on the week

The Nasdaq Composite rose 1.09% to 24,579.42 on Friday and the S&P 500 gained 0.31% to 7,376.86, while the Dow fell 0.46% to 51,285.73, Yahoo Finance data showed. Chip stocks bounced about 4% after a 12% drop on Thursday, when worries about a slowdown in data centre construction gave the S&P 500 its worst day since April 2025. Reports said all three indexes still ended the week lower.

Why it matters for gold:

Gold held up well in Thursday’s crash, but a calmer stock market on Friday, with higher yields, took away some of the safe-haven demand. Sharp equity sell-offs can also force investors to sell gold to raise cash. Our guide does gold go up when stocks crash? explains both patterns.

Source: CBS News

06
Inflation

October CPI is out on Tuesday 10 November at 13:30 GMT; September ran at 3.7%

The Bureau of Labor Statistics releases October consumer prices on Tuesday 10 November at 8:30 am New York time, which is 13:30 GMT and 19:00 IST. September’s annual CPI rate was 3.7%, but the BLS says it will not publish 12-month changes for October for indexes without October 2025 data, which went missing in last year’s government shutdown, so the monthly change will carry the news. October producer prices follow on Friday 13 November. The November CPI report is scheduled for 10 December, the day after the Fed’s December decision.

Why it matters for gold:

After a strong jobs report, CPI is the release most likely to confirm or cool the December hike bets that drive gold right now. A hot reading would add to Friday’s pressure; a soft one could revive the rebound. See CPI time today, our CPI day routine and gold’s past reactions on the CPI event page.

Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics

07
Physical demand

India: MCX gold ends Friday down ₹1,731 at ₹1,42,364 after the US jobs data

MCX gold futures closed Friday at ₹1,42,364 per 10 grams, down ₹1,731 or about 1.2%, while MCX silver edged up ₹190 to ₹1,84,977 per kg, Goodreturns reported. On Saturday, Choti Diwali, it listed 24-carat gold at ₹1,43,570 per 10 grams and 22-carat at ₹1,31,600, both slightly higher on the day. It linked Friday’s fall to a stronger dollar after the US jobs report.

Why it matters for gold:

Indian prices follow the dollar gold price and the rupee, so US data on a festival week moves local rates as much as demand does. For readers in India, the legal routes to trade gold are MCX futures and options through SEBI-registered brokers and gold ETFs, explained in MCX gold vs XAUUSD and how to trade gold in India.

Source: Goodreturns

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Daily surprise · Saturday 7 November 2026

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