Spot gold was $4,291 an ounce at 8:50 am ET on September 15 2026, up $14 from $4,277 the prior day, 1.8% below a month earlier and 17% above a year earlier. Against the $4,399 of September 9 the metal was down 2.5% across the window into the FOMC, before falling a further 1.1% to about $4,284 on the hike itself.