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title: "Gold prices rise as expectations of October Fed rate hike decline"
description: "Most outlets reported that gold prices increased due to lowered expectations of a Federal Reserve rate hike in October. Business Recorder emphasized the impact of recent soft economic data on the shift in expectations, while Profit highlighted the specific rise in spot gold price and the percentage change in the probability of a rate hike."
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# Gold prices rise as expectations of October Fed rate hike decline

business · updated 5 Oct 2026, 9:50 AM PKT · 5 Oct 2026 · 2 articles from 2 outlets

**HarZaviya summary** — how 2 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts:

> Most outlets reported that gold prices increased due to lowered expectations of a Federal Reserve rate hike in October. Business Recorder emphasized the impact of recent soft economic data on the shift in expectations, while Profit highlighted the specific rise in spot gold price and the percentage change in the probability of a rate hike.

## Same story from 2 outlets

Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source.

- **Profit** — [Gold rises as chances of October Fed rate hike fall](https://profit.pakistantoday.com.pk/2026/10/05/gold-rises-as-chances-of-october-fed-rate-hike-fall) · 5 Oct 2026, 9:50 AM PKT
  > Spot gold rises 0.4% to $4,158.17 an ounce as probability of an October rate increase falls to 22% from 64% a week earlier
- **Business Recorder** — [Gold gains as October Fed rate hike prospects fade](https://www.brecorder.com/news/40442677/gold-gains-as-october-fed-rate-hike-prospects-fade) · 5 Oct 2026, 7:59 AM PKT · 82% identical wording to the newest filing
  > Gold prices drifted higher on Monday after recent soft economic data ‌sharply lowered expectations of a Federal Reserve rate hike in October, increasing the appeal of the non-yielding asset. Spot gold was up 0.4% to $4,158.17 per ounce by 0150 GMT. US gold futures ​for December delivery rose 0.6% to $4,186.40. US job growth slowed more than expected ​in September, and the nonfarm payrolls count...

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