Saturday 20/December/2025 – 09:56 AM
I settled down Gold prices In the local market during morning trading today, Saturday, December 20, 2025, coinciding with a state of caution and anticipation dominating investor dealings in global markets.
According to the latest update issued by the iSagha platform, gold prices in the local market were as follows:
Gold prices today
- The price of 24 carat was about 6611 pounds
- 22 caliber recorded about 6060 pounds
- Prices of 21 carat recorded about 5785 pounds
- The price of a gram of 18 karat gold was about 4958 pounds
- While the price of the gold pound reached 46,280 pounds
At the global level, an ounce of gold recorded about $4,342.
In another context, recent official data showed that the unemployment rate in the United States rose to 4.6% during the month of November, which is its highest level since September 2021, exceeding market expectations, which strengthened investors’ expectations that the Federal Reserve would implement two additional cuts in interest rates by 25 basis points during the next year.
According to the CME FedWatch tool, the odds of cutting interest rates by 25 basis points during the next January meeting amounted to about 24.4%, while estimates by the London Stock Exchange Group raised these odds to approximately 31%, following the release of the latest US jobs report.
At the level of global markets, stock indices declined on a number of stock exchanges, including futures contracts on the Toronto Stock Exchange, affected by the state of anticipation that precedes the announcement of US inflation data, as well as the fluctuations witnessed in oil prices in light of the escalation of geopolitical risks. On the other hand, oil prices recorded a noticeable increase, with investors evaluating the possibilities of imposing additional US sanctions on Russia, and the resulting concerns regarding global supplies, especially in light of the ongoing tensions related to the Venezuelan oil sector.
