GOLD

WORLD GOLD COUNCIL: Gold ETF flows in October 2026; Europe remains in driver's seat

IRAN: IRGC aide warns any country aiding US in new aggression will be legitimate target - Press TV

GOLDMAN SACHS: Trims gold forecasts as Fed stays hawkish

GOLDMAN SACHS: Lowers year-end gold price forecast on hawkish Fed shift

LEBANON: Lebanese pack bags and stock up amid fears of new Israeli escalation

GS: Gold is trading the dollar and yields, not geopolitics

IRAN: IRGC Navy says two oil tankers caught fire after striking mines in Strait of Hormuz

GOLDSQUAWK LONDON SESSION PREP: USD and yields dynamics set the tone, with Iran/regional tensions and central bank demand in the background

IRAN: Navy says 2 tankers hit mines and caught fire in Strait of Hormuz - Fars

GS: Gold rises as Trump Iran warning deepens war fears

GS: Gold's plunge was Western paper selling

GS: Gold swings on Iran proposal; U.S. response eyed

IRAN: Vance says 'The reason we lost is the war' - Press TV

IRAN: Ansari says Trump’s war of aggression against Iran must end - IRNA

SGE SHANGHAI GOLD BENCHMARK (PM) CNY 868.44/G = $4,051.90/OZ | CHINA PREMIUM +$2.31/OZ VS LONDON SPOT

INDIA IBJA GOLD 999 INR 141,023/10G (AM) | SILVER 999 INR 181,863/KG

IRAN: Exempting India, China, Qatar, Iraq from Hormuz restrictions

IRAN: IRGC Ground Forces commander says armed forces are fully prepared to respond to hostile action - Press TV

ISRAEL: Artillery shells outskirts of Baraachit in southern Lebanon - Press TV

RUSSIA: MO says air defenses shot down 142 Ukrainian drones overnight over regions - TASS

IRAN: Sent nuclear proposal to the US via Qatar, senior Iranian official tells Reuters

IRAQ: al-Zaidi talks to Trump as Baghdad seeks to stay out of war on Iran

RUSSIA: Strikes hit battery park in Bila Tserkva, Kyiv region, Ministry of Defense says - TASS

RUSSIA: Strikes Ukraine energy facilities and vessels used by Ukrainian forces, says defense ministry - TASS

YEMEN: Health Ministry says Saudi attacks killed nine civilians in past 24 hours - Press TV

RUSSIA: VKS hits power substation near Sumy with FAB-500 bomb, says Ministry of Defense - TASS

MARCO RUBIO: Defends Trump’s war on Iran despite political costs and fuel price impact - Fars

RUSSIA: Минобороны says VKS hit Ukrainian brigade temporary deployment point in Zaporizhzhia region with FAB-3000 - TASS

IRAN: Trump says he will decide soon on resumed strikes, economic pressure or a diplomatic deal

US CONGRESSWOMAN ANSARI: Slams Trump's threat to annihilate Iran as crime against humanity - Press TV

IRAN: Security chief meets Putin, delivers message from Khamenei

GOLD: Up 0.4% in early Asia, set for 5.9% weekly gain as markets await US payrolls data

GOLD: Central banks just bought more gold than the world's jewelry buyers

RUSSIA: TASS reports "Азов" announced urgent fundraising after torture chamber uncovered near Kyiv

IRAN: Trump says US may have to destroy rest of Iran

SAUDI ARABIA: Civil defense says warning systems activated in Najran region - Fars

GOLDSQUAWK ASIA SESSION PREP: Gold steadies as FX and yields are mixed; geopolitical risk stays in focus

UKRAINE: Kiev blackout reported, with worst electricity supply situation in the country - TASS

TRUMP ON IRAN: Says it is virtually an occupation

TRUMP: Says he always brings up civilian killings by both sides