Gold price today, Monday, October 20: Gold opens at $4,269 after Friday’s all-time high

Gold (GC=F) futures opened at $4,269 per ounce on Monday, up 1.9% from Friday’s close of $4,189.90. Gold reached an all-time high of $4,358 on Friday. The government shutdown that began Oct. 1 continues, a trade war with China remains unresolved, and new tariffs are coming online — all factors that could extend gold’s run. Last week, President Trump said the high tariffs on Chinese imports were “not sustainable,” implying the U.S. could take a softer stance going forward. Meanwhile, the Trump administrati ...