Gold Outlook for Next Week 18 Oct 2026

Next week's high-impact economic calendar and a factual watch list.

18 Oct 2026 18:00 Bangkok time

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Summary

Lead headline: “Japan to prohibit untraced gold exports, clamping down on tax evasion - Nikkei Asia”. Next: CPI m/m (CAD) at Mon 19 Oct 19:30 Bangkok time.

Market-moving gold, dollar and FX headlines

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

Japan to prohibit untraced gold exports, clamping down on tax evasion - Nikkei Asianews.google.com · 2026-10-17T20:00:00.000Z
Hedging Market Swings With Capricorn Metals And Other Gold Stocks - Simply Wall Streetnews.google.com · 2026-10-17T19:07:30.000Z
“Gold Investment” Schemes Run by Traders — Hidden Fundraising Outside the Legal Framework - Sada Elbalad Englishnews.google.com · 2026-10-17T14:11:58.000Z
Gold and Silver Prices Today, 17 October 2026 - oneworldnews.comnews.google.com · 2026-10-17T06:02:13.000Z
Gold prices recover late week amid easing rate hike fears and geopolitical tensions. - Pluangnews.google.com · 2026-10-16T21:46:07.000Z
Gold holds firm but struggles to build momentum as Fed rate-hike risks linger - www.tmgm.comnews.google.com · 2026-10-16T14:37:53.000Z

High-impact watch list

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

Time	Currency	Release	Actual	Forecast	Previous
Mon 19 Oct 19:30	CAD	CPI m/mHigh	—	0.2%	-0.1%
Mon 19 Oct 19:30	CAD	Median CPI y/yHigh	—	2.0%	2.0%
Mon 19 Oct 19:30	CAD	Trimmed CPI y/yHigh	—	1.9%	1.9%
Wed 21 Oct 13:00	GBP	CPI y/yHigh	—	3.4%	3.1%
Thu 22 Oct 04:45	NZD	CPI q/qHigh	—	0.8%	1.5%

Next week's economic calendar

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

Time	Currency	Release	Actual	Forecast	Previous
Mon 19 Oct 19:30	CAD	CPI m/mHigh	—	0.2%	-0.1%
Mon 19 Oct 19:30	CAD	Common CPI y/yMedium	—	2.6%	2.6%
Mon 19 Oct 19:30	CAD	Median CPI y/yHigh	—	2.0%	2.0%
Mon 19 Oct 19:30	CAD	Trimmed CPI y/yHigh	—	1.9%	1.9%
Tue 20 Oct 13:00	GBP	Average Earnings Index 3m/yMedium	—	3.8%	3.9%
Wed 21 Oct 13:00	GBP	CPI y/yHigh	—	3.4%	3.1%
Wed 21 Oct 20:00	GBP	BOE Gov Bailey SpeaksMedium	—	—	—
Thu 22 Oct 04:45	NZD	CPI q/qHigh	—	0.8%	1.5%
Thu 22 Oct 19:30	USD	Unemployment ClaimsMedium	—	200K	199K
Fri 23 Oct 13:00	GBP	Retail Sales m/mMedium	—	-0.2%	0.5%
Fri 23 Oct 14:15	EUR	French Flash Manufacturing PMIMedium	—	50.6	50.3
Fri 23 Oct 14:15	EUR	French Flash Services PMIMedium	—	50.8	51.4
Fri 23 Oct 14:30	EUR	German Flash Manufacturing PMIMedium	—	53.5	53.8
Fri 23 Oct 14:30	EUR	German Flash Services PMIMedium	—	52.6	52.9
Fri 23 Oct 15:30	GBP	Flash Manufacturing PMIMedium	—	51.8	52.0
Fri 23 Oct 15:30	GBP	Flash Services PMIMedium	—	51.8	51.7
Fri 23 Oct 20:45	USD	Flash Manufacturing PMIMedium	—	55.5	57.0
Fri 23 Oct 20:45	USD	Flash Services PMIMedium	—	58.0	58.7
Fri 23 Oct 21:00	USD	Revised UoM Consumer SentimentMedium	—	46.3	46.3
Fri 23 Oct 21:00	USD	Revised UoM Inflation ExpectationsMedium	—	—	4.7%

Gold market data

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

Series	Value	As of
SPDR Gold Shares holdings	1,059.04 tonnes · Daily change unavailable: official previous report not verified	2026-10-16
COMEX gold open interest	396,345 contracts	2026-10-13
Managed Money net position	+107,089 contracts	2026-10-13
Producer / Swap Dealer net	-18,437 / -224,094	2026-10-13

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