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Gold Hits Three-Month High Above $4,600 as Middle East Tensions Drive Safe-Haven Demand
World Gold brief based on reporting byCryptoRank
Reported by CryptoRank: “Gold Hits Three-Month High Above $4,600 as Middle East Tensions Drive Safe-Haven Demand”. Gold settled at $4,624 an ounce on August 21, 2026 — $148.67 per gram, +2.39% on the day. The headline carries a figure: $4,600 — quoted as published, not independently verified.
The development may change short-term gold-price expectations. Confirmation requires comparing the headline with COMEX, the dollar, yields and trading volume.
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- official confirmation of $4,600
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This World Gold brief is based on the headline and available metadata. We do not reproduce the publisher's article or add unverified details. The price on the date of the report is our own data: the daily COMEX futures settlement, converted to grams at 31.1035 g per troy ounce.