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On this day — August 10, 2024

Saturday — the international gold market is closed. Most retail jewellery markets, especially in Asia and the Middle East, see peak Saturday foot-traffic and physical trade activity.

Day 223 of 366 · Q3 2024 · 60.9% through the year

August 2024 gold market: Gold closes above $2,500 for the first time

Bullish

A first close above $2,500 on imminent Fed easing.

Gold cleared $2,500 on a closing basis for the first time in August as the Federal Reserve signalled that rate cuts were imminent and the dollar softened. The psychological milestone underscored just how far the 2024 bull run had travelled.

What drove gold in August 2024

  • Fed signalling imminent cuts (Jackson Hole)
  • softening dollar
  • falling real yields
  • sustained official-sector demand
Themes#Fed policy#milestone#real yields

Key events in August 2024

  1. Aug 16Gold closes above $2,500 for the first time
  2. Aug 23Fed's Powell signals cuts at Jackson Hole

What happened next

September's actual rate cut sent gold sprinting past $2,600.

For gold buyers

Crossing $2,500 confirmed the trend was accelerating, not exhausting — momentum buyers were still being rewarded.

Aug 10 across the years — 20202023

-6.0% over 3 years
20202023
YearAug 10 closevs prior
Aug 10, 2023$1,920.90+7.01%View
Aug 10, 2022$1,795.10-12.20%View
Aug 10, 2020$2,044.50View
Each row is the verified XAU/USD spot close for Aug 10 of that year. Click any row to open the full daily archive (with country tables for Aug 10, 2020+).