The price of gold concluded trading on Thursday at $4,170.84 per troy ounce after soaring to $4,244.94 earlier in the day. The precious metal noted a decline in response to comments made by various Federal Reserve officials regarding interest rates.
Alberto Musalem, President of the St. Louis Fed, emphasized the need for caution among Fed officials when setting interest rates, as inflation remains above target levels. This suggests that lowering interest rates poses a risk of further inflation increases.
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Next, Beth Hammack, President of the Cleveland Fed, mentioned that monetary policy should remain “somewhat restrictive.” Meanwhile, Neel Kashkari, President of the Minneapolis Fed, expressed that he did not support lowering rates in September and has yet to make a decision for December.
Overall, the comments from these three key Fed officials imply that interest rates are likely to be held steady between 3.75% and 4% come December. This outlook contributed to the dip in gold prices during Thursday’s trading session.
On Friday (November 14, 2025), the gold price rose to $4,189.78 per troy ounce, marking an increase of about $19 or 190 pips compared to Thursday’s close.
This increase was fairly sharp at the beginning of the Asian session. However, gold remains susceptible to price reversals, as expectations for a Fed rate cut in December continue to diminish. According to FedWatch data, market participants currently assess the probability of a rate cut in December to be at 50.7%, down from approximately 70% last week.
