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On this day — October 27, 2024

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Day 301 of 366 · Q4 2024 · 82.2% through the year

October 2024 gold market: Records above $2,700 into the US election

Bullish

A near-vertical run to records above $2,700.

Gold climbed to new records above $2,700 in October on a mix of US election uncertainty, Middle East conflict, easing expectations, and unrelenting central-bank demand. It was one of gold's strongest stretches of an already historic year.

What drove gold in October 2024

  • US election uncertainty
  • Middle East conflict
  • ongoing Fed easing expectations
  • record-pace central-bank buying
Themes#US election#geopolitics#all-time high

Key events in October 2024

  1. Oct 30Gold sets records above $2,700/oz

What happened next

The run paused sharply after the November US election result lifted the dollar.

For gold buyers

October's surge to $2,700 capped a near-vertical run; prudent buyers began watching for the inevitable consolidation.

Oct 27 across the years — 20202023

+4.1% over 3 years
20202023
YearOct 27 closevs prior
Oct 27, 2023$1,982.90+19.47%View
Oct 27, 2022$1,659.80-7.55%View
Oct 27, 2021$1,795.30-5.79%View
Oct 27, 2020$1,905.70View
Each row is the verified XAU/USD spot close for Oct 27 of that year. Click any row to open the full daily archive (with country tables for Oct 27, 2020+).