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Gold's Worst Session in Weeks Exposes a Two-Sided Market: Inflation Fear on One Side, Chinese Buying

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Gold's Worst Session in Weeks Exposes a Two-Sided Market: Inflation Fear on One Side, Chinese Buying

Gold slid 3.6% as rising crude, sticky PCE inflation and strong GDP hardened December Fed hike expec

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • TIP iShares TIPS Bond ETF-0.5% 30d

    iShares TIPS Bond ETF: it is a common hedge when prices rise. Linked by “inflation” (inflation and prices) in this story.

  • XLP Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR-4.0% 16d

    Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR: it is a common hedge when prices rise. Linked by “inflation” (inflation and prices) in this story.

  • GLD SPDR Gold Shares-3.3% 30d

    SPDR Gold Shares: it follows gold or gold miners. Linked by “gold” (gold) in this story.

  • USO United States Oil Fund+13.9% 30d

    United States Oil Fund: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “crude” (oil) in this story.

  • FXI iShares China Large-Cap ETF-5.0% 30d

    iShares China Large-Cap ETF holds stocks listed in China, which this story is about (“chinese”).

  • EMB iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF-2.1% 11d

    iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF holds emerging-market government bonds, which react to inflation and interest-rate news like this one in China

  • EMLC VanEck J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF-2.9% 30d

    VanEck J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF holds emerging-market bonds in local currencies, which move with rate and currency news like this from China.

  • EEM iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF-0.3% 30d

    iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF is a broad fund of emerging-market stocks that includes China

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
TIPNo price data for this ticker———————
XLPNo price data for this ticker———————
GLDNo price data for this ticker———————
USONo price data for this ticker———————
FXINo price data for this ticker———————
EMBNo price data for this ticker———————
EMLCNo price data for this ticker———————
EEMNo price data for this ticker———————

Closing-price change versus T-1, the last close before the story. T0 to T+3 fill in after each market close. Prices: Alpaca IEX.

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Who gains and who loses around Spdr Gold Trust (GLD)

Companies carried with this story

  • GLD Spdr Gold Trust

    Spdr Gold Trust (GLD) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 31 Oct 2026 story “Gold's Worst Session in Weeks Exposes a Two-Sided Market: Inflation Fear on One Side, Chinese Buying.” Reason on file: SPDR Gold Shares: it follows gold or gold miners. Linked by “gold” (gold) in this story

  • GDX Vaneck Etf Trust

    For “Gold's Worst Session in Weeks Exposes a Two-Sided Market: Inflation Fear on One Side, Chinese Buying,” Vaneck Etf Trust (GDX) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: VanEck Gold Miners ETF: it follows gold or gold miners. Linked by “gold” (gold) in this story

  • FXI Ishares China Large-Cap Etf

    For “Gold's Worst Session in Weeks Exposes a Two-Sided Market: Inflation Fear on One Side, Chinese Buying,” Ishares China Large-Cap Etf (FXI) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: iShares China Large-Cap ETF holds stocks listed in China, which this story is about (“chinese”)

  • EMB Ishares Tr

    Ishares Tr (EMB) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 31 Oct 2026 story “Gold's Worst Session in Weeks Exposes a Two-Sided Market: Inflation Fear on One Side, Chinese Buying.” Reason on file: iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF holds emerging-market government bonds, which react to inflation and interest-rate news like this one in China

  • EMLC Vaneck J. P. Morgan Em Local Currency Bond Etf

    For “Gold's Worst Session in Weeks Exposes a Two-Sided Market: Inflation Fear on One Side, Chinese Buying,” Vaneck J. P. Morgan Em Local Currency Bond Etf (EMLC) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: VanEck J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF holds emerging-market bonds in local currencies, which move with rate and currency news like this from China

  • EEM Ishares Tr

    For “Gold's Worst Session in Weeks Exposes a Two-Sided Market: Inflation Fear on One Side, Chinese Buying,” Ishares Tr (EEM) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF is a broad fund of emerging-market stocks that includes China

  • NEM Newmont

    For “Gold's Worst Session in Weeks Exposes a Two-Sided Market: Inflation Fear on One Side, Chinese Buying,” Newmont (NEM) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Newmont (gold and silver ores): gold miners' profits move with the gold price. Linked by “gold” (gold) in this story

  • AEM Agnico Eagle Mines

    In “Gold's Worst Session in Weeks Exposes a Two-Sided Market: Inflation Fear on One Side, Chinese Buying,” Agnico Eagle Mines (AEM) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Agnico Eagle Mines (gold and silver ores): gold miners' profits move with the gold price. Linked by “gold” (gold) in this story

Spdr Gold Trust (GLD)

The 31 Oct 2026 story “Gold's Worst Session in Weeks Exposes a Two-Sided Market: Inflation Fear on One Side, Chinese Buying” names Spdr Gold Trust (GLD) because of this story.

For Spdr Gold Trust (GLD), the reason on file says SPDR Gold Shares: it follows gold or gold miners. Linked by “gold” (gold) in this story

Vaneck Etf Trust (GDX) is here too. Its reason reads: VanEck Gold Miners ETF: it follows gold or gold miners. Linked by “gold” (gold) in this story

Dates and price levels for Spdr Gold Trust (GLD)

FXI traded between 32.14 and 34.36 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 33.13. GDX traded between 78.92 and 89.70 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 83.13. GLD traded between 373.41 and 400.78 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 379.67.

How strong the case is around Spdr Gold Trust (GLD)

46 out of 100

“Gold's Worst Session in Weeks Exposes a Two-Sided Market: Inflation Fear on One Side, Chinese Buying” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 8 linked companies.