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Gold slips on higher oil prices ahead of Fed decision

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ENERGYGold slips on higher oil pricesahead of Fed decisionGEOPOLITICS ALPHA

This report is about oil and gold. Names like XOM and CVX typically gain because exxonMobil Holdings (petroleum refining): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story.

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • USO United States Oil Fund+4.8% 30d

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

  • XLE Energy Select Sector SPDR+6.5% 30d

    Energy Select Sector SPDR: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “oil” (oil) 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.

  • TLT iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF-1.8% 30d

    iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF: Treasury bond prices move with interest-rate expectations. Linked by “fed” (US interest rates) in this story.

  • XOM ExxonMobil Holdings+9.0% 13d

    ExxonMobil Holdings (petroleum refining): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story.

  • CVX Chevron+7.9% 30d

    Chevron (petroleum refining): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story.

  • COP ConocoPhillips+8.3% 30d

    ConocoPhillips (petroleum refining): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story.

  • SHEL Shell+0.1% 13d

    Shell (crude petroleum and natural gas): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
USO-2.37%+3.62%base+2.24%after closeafter closeafter close
XLE-0.12%+1.60%base+0.32%after closeafter closeafter close
GLDNo price data for this ticker———————
TLTNo price data for this ticker———————
XOM-1.00%+1.85%base+1.07%after closeafter closeafter close
CVX-0.66%+2.17%base+0.64%after closeafter closeafter close
COP-1.53%+1.93%base+0.92%after closeafter closeafter close
SHELNo 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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Gold slips on higher oil prices ahead of Fed decision Kitco

Source: Kitco

The price since 28 Oct 2026: United States Oil Fund (USO) versus the S&P 500

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
Conocophillips (COP)that day+0.92%still updating
Conocophillips (COP)three days earlier+1.93%final price
Conocophillips (COP)five days earlier-1.53%final price
Chevron (CVX)that day+0.64%still updating
Chevron (CVX)three days earlier+2.17%final price
Chevron (CVX)five days earlier-0.66%final price
United States Oil Fund (USO)that day+2.24%still updating
United States Oil Fund (USO)three days earlier+3.62%final price
United States Oil Fund (USO)five days earlier-2.37%final price
Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE)that day+0.32%still updating
Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE)three days earlier+1.60%final price
Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE)five days earlier-0.12%final price
ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM)that day+1.07%still updating
ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM)three days earlier+1.85%final price
ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM)five days earlier-1.00%final price

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Who is named in “Gold slips on higher oil prices ahead of Fed decision”

Companies that tend to gain

  • XOM ExxonMobil Holdings

    ExxonMobil Holdings (XOM) tends to benefit, medium confidence in the 28 Oct 2026 story “Gold slips on higher oil prices ahead of Fed decision.” Reason on file: ExxonMobil Holdings (petroleum refining): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story

  • CVX Chevron

    For “Gold slips on higher oil prices ahead of Fed decision,” Chevron (CVX) tends to benefit, medium confidence. Reason on file: Chevron (petroleum refining): oil producers' profits rise and fall with crude prices. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story

No up or down call on file

  • USO United States Oil Fund

    United States Oil Fund (USO) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 28 Oct 2026 story “Gold slips on higher oil prices ahead of Fed decision.” Reason on file: United States Oil Fund: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story

  • XLE Select Sector Spdr Tr

    For “Gold slips on higher oil prices ahead of Fed decision,” Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Energy Select Sector SPDR: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story

  • GLD Spdr Gold Trust

    Spdr Gold Trust (GLD) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 28 Oct 2026 story “Gold slips on higher oil prices ahead of Fed decision.” Reason on file: SPDR Gold Shares: it follows gold or gold miners. Linked by “gold” (gold) in this story

  • TLT Ishares Tr

    Ishares Tr (TLT) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 28 Oct 2026 story “Gold slips on higher oil prices ahead of Fed decision.” Reason on file: iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF: Treasury bond prices move with interest-rate expectations. Linked by “fed” (US interest rates) in this story

How energy news reaches United States Oil Fund (USO)

“Gold slips on higher oil prices ahead of Fed decision” (28 Oct 2026) reaches United States Oil Fund (USO) through Energy.

For United States Oil Fund (USO), the reason on file says United States Oil Fund: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story

Also listed, Select Sector Spdr Tr (XLE): Energy Select Sector SPDR: its price follows crude oil. Linked by “oil” (oil) in this story

Dates in the story, and the United States Oil Fund (USO) price range

GLD traded between 373.41 and 400.78 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 379.67. USO traded between 141.82 and 169.96 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 163.62. XLE traded between 61.05 and 69.86 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 68.23.

A simple score for United States Oil Fund (USO)

46 out of 100Price not final

“Gold slips on higher oil prices ahead of Fed decision” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 8 linked companies. The price is not final yet.