Gold Price Today on September 16, 2026 - USA Today

AI desk brief

Gold traded at $4,342.39/oz at 8:05 a.m. ET on Sept. 16, 2026, up 1.33% or $57.01 on the day from $4,285.38. The metal is up 18.05% versus a year ago, but sits 20.73% below its 52-week high of $5,477.79 and 19.34% above its 52-week low of $3,638.75.

On the weekly/monthly view, gold is down 0.22% from a week ago and 0.82% from a month ago. The article frames the usual drivers as inflation expectations, central bank policy, USD strength, global growth, and investor demand, but provides no fresh catalyst beyond the price snapshot.