Fed Chairman Warsh Speaks: gold before and after
Upcoming Release: Thu Oct 15, 2026, 23:30 ET (2026-10-16 03:30 UTC) ·
Before the release
What it is and why gold cares
A scheduled US release flagged as high impact in the economic calendar. Gold can move sharply around any high-impact US release.
No consensus figure is listed in the calendar for this release.
| Line | Consensus | Previous |
|---|---|---|
| Fed Chairman Warsh Speaks | n/a | n/a |
How gold reacted to past US release releases
We do not have enough past high-impact US releases in our data yet to describe how gold usually reacted.
Where price sat before the release
At Fri Oct 9, 2026, 16:59 ET, gold futures traded at 4,219.7 GC (≈4,195 XAUUSD), above the previous day's value area (≈4,117 to ≈4,134 XAUUSD, 4,142.3 to 4,159.4 GC), above the daily VWAP (≈4,184 XAUUSD, 4,208.6 GC) and above the weekly VWAP (≈4,143 XAUUSD, 4,168.4 GC).
| Level | GC | XAUUSD | Distance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above | London high | 4,226.4 | ≈4,201 | +$6.7 |
| Above | Developing monthly VAH | 4,223.2 | ≈4,198 | +$3.5 |
| Above | Developing daily POC | 4,220.5 | ≈4,196 | +$0.8 |
| Below | Prev week VAH | 4,217.0 | ≈4,192 | -$2.7 |
| Below | Daily VWAP | 4,208.6 | ≈4,184 | -$11.1 |
| Below | London low | 4,199.2 | ≈4,174 | -$20.5 |
Nearest reference levels from futures volume: above, Developing daily POC at 4,220.5 GC (≈4,196 XAUUSD), $0.8 away; below, Prev week VAH at 4,217.0 GC (≈4,192 XAUUSD), $2.7 away. These are levels to watch around the release, places where price reacted before; they are not forecasts.
Spreads and volatility
Around a release, spreads on XAUUSD CFDs often widen, prices can jump several dollars between two ticks and stop orders can fill far from their price.
Our futures recording missed part of this trading day before the release; developing levels use the minutes we have. XAUUSD equivalents use the GC to XAUUSD gap of -25.00 measured at that time; your broker's price can differ by a few dollars.
After the release
The after-analysis appears here about 70 minutes after the release: actual vs consensus, the measured move minute by minute, volume, big orders and which levels held.
Sources: Calendar: Forex Factory weekly feed (faireconomy.media); Actual values: FRED / ALFRED first prints and Federal Reserve statements; Prices, volume and delta: COMEX gold futures (GC) 1-minute data, AK Order Flow. Times are New York (ET); the release time is also shown in your time zone.
Education only. Not financial advice. Trading futures and CFDs carries a high risk of loss.