Gold News — London Session 8 Oct 2026

Asian-session gold, Europe, LBMA and fund-flow context for the London session.

8 Oct 2026 19:30 Bangkok time

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Summary

FOMC Member Waller Speaks (USD) was scheduled (actual data unavailable). Lead headline: “Gold struggles as rising yields and hawkish Fed signals weigh”. Next: Unemployment Claims (USD) at Thu 08 Oct 19:30 Bangkok time.

Market-moving gold, dollar and FX headlines

Source-linked headlines; source publication times are shown with every item.

Gold struggles as rising yields and hawkish Fed signals weighFXStreet · 2026-10-08T10:55:42+00:00
British Pound: Euro weakness drives Sterling gains - MUFGFXStreet · 2026-10-08T11:25:39+00:00
Fed’s Waller: Further hikes don’t need to come at consecutive meetingsFXStreet · 2026-10-08T08:54:44+00:00
US Dollar: Rising oil prices and Fed outlook boost USD – BBHFXStreet · 2026-10-08T09:44:18+00:00

Gold market data

Source data only; unavailable values are shown as “—”.

Series	Value	As of
LBMA Gold Price AM	—	—
LBMA Gold Price PM	$4,095.40	2026-10-07
London gold vault holdings	315,756 thousand oz (9,821.1 tonnes)	2026-09
SPDR Gold Shares holdings	1,061.11 tonnes (+1.14 tonnes versus the official 2026-10-06 report)	2026-10-07

Asian-session releases: actual versus forecast

Bangkok time · calendar: Forex Factory · a dash means actual data unavailable · Calendar source

Time	Currency	Release	Actual	Forecast	Previous
Thu 08 Oct 15:30	USD	FOMC Member Waller SpeaksMedium	—	—	—

Europe and the next eight hours

Bangkok time · calendar: Forex Factory · a dash means actual data unavailable · Calendar source

Time	Currency	Release	Actual	Forecast	Previous
Thu 08 Oct 19:30	USD	Unemployment ClaimsMedium	—	200K	197K

Summary: template (deterministic) · Information only; not financial advice