Concerns about demand have become the main market tone. Brent crude oil fell to a six-month low at one point, while US oil fell more than 4% during trading hours.
Despite the significant escalation of geopolitical tensions in the Middle East this week, which once briefly pushed up crude oil prices, the concern about economic recession has become the main market sentiment, and investors are worried about the demand for crude oil. Oil prices fell sharply on Friday, falling for four consecutive weeks, marking the longest decline since December last year.
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The Federal Reserve has sent a message to the public that they do not want investors to be certain that they will cut interest rates by 25 basis points in September, because there is still more economic data to consider before September.
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Wall Street determines: Trump's bearish on oil prices.
Goldman Sachs and Citigroup both believe that Trump's tariff policy may bearish for oil prices. Goldman Sachs said that if tariffs severely affect the global economy, oil prices may fall by $11 to $19 per barrel next year.
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Goldman Sachs: For every 10% drop in gold price, physical gold demand in China rises 16%, and gold prices are expected to remain at 2700 next year.
Goldman Sachs believes that physical gold demand still dominates the Chinese market, and Chinese consumers may play a key role in pushing up gold prices. There is still more than 12% room for gold prices to rise next year, and expectations of a Fed rate cut and demand from central banks around the world will also help boost gold prices.
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