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Live analysis of the events driving Gold — ranked by impact, traced from event to price.

Last updated: August 13, 2026 at 1:28 PM UTCUpdates every 5 minutesLive

Gold

4,375.53

-0.76% (-33.52)

S&P 500

772.49

+0.25% (+1.93)

Nasdaq 100

723.70

+0.73% (+5.25)

Dow Jones

537.15

-0.02% (-0.13)

AI Summary

Gold is actually down -0.8% today — here's what's driving the move, and why the longer-run "why is gold going up" story still matters. US-Israel strikes on Iranian oil spike prices amid tensions.

Confidence:Medium
Sources analyzed: 230

The causal chain

How today's events are driving the market move.

1EVENT

West Bank Violence Surges with Israeli Raids and Settler Attacks

Israeli forces and settlers have intensified operations across the West Bank, conducting frequent raids, injuring dozens of Palestinians including children, and targeting infrastructure like water supplies, mosques, and olive trees. UN reports document over 5,300 settler attacks since 2023, warning the region has reached a breaking point with rising deaths, displacement, and healthcare collapse amid government-backed expansion.

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2MECHANISM

How this feeds through to markets

Israeli forces and settlers have intensified operations across the West Bank, conducting frequent raids, injuring dozens of Palestinians including children, and targeting infrastructure like water supplies, mosques, and olive trees. UN reports document over 5,300 settler attacks since 2023, warning the region has reached a breaking point with rising deaths, displacement, and healthcare collapse amid government-backed expansion.

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3MARKET IMPACT

GOLD reacts to the news

GOLD is trading little changed on this news.

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Key drivers ranking

Ranked by impact on today's market move.

#DriverImpactImpact ScorePredicted moveDetails
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West Bank Violence Surges with Israeli Raids and Settler Attacks

Crypto

High
7.5/10
→ 7.5

on affected asset

Israeli forces and settlers have intensified operations across the West Bank, conducting frequent raids, injuring dozens of Palestinians including children, and targeting infrastructure like water supplies, mosques, and olive trees. UN reports document over 5,300 settler attacks since 2023, warning the region has reached a breaking point with rising deaths, displacement, and healthcare collapse amid government-backed expansion.

Frequently asked questions

Why is Gold down today?

The move is being driven primarily by West Bank Violence Surges with Israeli Raids and Settler Attacks. See the ranked catalysts below for the full breakdown of each event, its mechanism, and its market impact.

How does Catalyst analyze what is moving the market?

Catalyst continuously ingests market-moving events, ranks them by severity and predicted impact, and traces each one from the underlying event through its mechanism to the resulting market move across stocks, gold, oil and crypto.