Gold News — Tokyo Session 8 Oct 2026

Gold, US dollar and Japan headlines, plus the economic calendar for the Tokyo session.

8 Oct 2026 08:10 Bangkok time

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Summary

FXStreet reports that a stronger US dollar and higher Treasury yields weighed on gold in early Asian trading. Its Japan coverage reports an initial yen reaction to wage data that subsequently reversed. Separately, FXStreet cites Axios reporting preparations for possible US strikes on Iran; the report says no final strike decision had been made. These reports are timestamped below; quoted prices are source snapshots, not live quotes.

Market-moving gold, dollar and FX headlines

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

Pentagon orders readiness for potential Iran strikes as Trump weighs timingFXStreet · 2026-10-07T23:49:58+00:00
Gold falls to two‑month low near $4,100 on stronger US DollarFXStreet · 2026-10-07T23:25:06+00:00
The Yen round-trips after Japanese pay beats its forecastFXStreet · 2026-10-07T23:08:50+00:00

Japan, BOJ and yen calendar

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

Time	Currency	Release	Actual	Forecast	Previous
Wed 07 Oct 12:00	JPY	Leading IndicatorsLow	—	118.1%	117.9%
Thu 08 Oct 06:50	JPY	Current AccountLow	—	2.14T	2.52T
Thu 08 Oct 10:35	JPY	30-y Bond AuctionLow	—	—	4.08\|3.8
Thu 08 Oct 12:00	JPY	Economy Watchers SentimentLow	—	46.7	46.4

Japan and yen headlines

The Yen round-trips after Japanese pay beats its forecastFXStreet · 2026-10-07T23:08:50+00:00

Overnight 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 01:00	USD	FOMC Meeting MinutesHigh	—	—	—

Economic calendar: next 24 hours

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	—	—	—
Thu 08 Oct 19:15	GBP	BOE Gov Bailey SpeaksHigh	—	—	—
Thu 08 Oct 19:30	USD	Unemployment ClaimsMedium	—	200K	197K

Summary: source-based editorial summary · Information only; not financial advice