Gold price today, Tuesday, October 27, 2026: Gold prices slipping closer to $4,000 ahead of Fed meeting - Yahoo Finance

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Gold December futures opened at $4,032.80/oz, down 0.1% from Monday’s close and briefly eased to $4,025.50 in early trade, extending a one-week slide as the market sits in the $4,000 range for a third straight day ahead of today’s FOMC meeting. Standard Chartered’s Suki Cooper said gold is at a “critical juncture” and warned support could fade quickly if the metal fails to hold technical support at $3,886/oz.

The piece frames the near-term setup as a macro/rates story: higher oil prices are keeping inflation risks in focus, while the possibility of further tightening is weighing on the metal. It also notes gold remains a diversification asset for central banks and investors, but stresses that current levels carry elevated price and speculation risk.