Gold Tops $2400 Amid Rate-Cut Hope: Is the Bull Run Over?

The anticipation of a Federal Reserve rate cut in September has invigorated the gold market, propelling prices above the $2,400 threshold for the first time since May 22nd. This surge followed the release of US Consumer Price Index (CPI) data on Wednesday, which fell short of Wall Street expectations and prompted the market to price in over a 90% chance of a rate cut in September.

Analysts NotebookJul 12 11:23 ET

The situation of the auto market in the first half of the year: never-ending price reductions, unsellable cars.

In June of this year, the discount rate of the Chinese automobile market reached a new high in nearly three years. The strengthening of price reduction promotions has led to the sales volume of major car companies reaching an annual peak.

wallstreetcnJul 9 01:24 ET

Aluminum oxide prices have risen to a two-year high, and China's aluminum oxide industry is actively increasing production.

Aluminum oxide prices reached $510 per ton, hitting a two-year high. The price increase has stimulated aluminum oxide production in China, with new projects in Shandong, Chongqing, Inner Mongolia, and Guangxi to be put into operation in the second half of this year. Chinese aluminum oxide producers are increasing production to seize this opportunity of high stock prices.

wallstreetcnJul 8 14:34 ET

Global commodity inventory is in a state of emergency: inventory days of available commodities outside of China experienced the largest month-on-month decline in 31 months.

JPMorgan said that the main reason for this decline was due to the decrease in crude oil and refined product inventories. The global available days of oil and refined products in June decreased sharply by 2.5 days, the largest monthly decline in four years.

wallstreetcnJul 8 02:17 ET

Optimistic prospects for interest rate cuts have led to a general increase in major overseas asset classes such as US stocks, gold, silver, and crude oil. Weekly report on major overseas assets.

After the release of non-farm data for the week of July 1-5, the US stock and bond markets rose and the US dollar came under pressure. Upon realizing the 'data detail' that the data in the first two months before non-farm was cut by 0.11 million, US bonds sharply rebounded and the yield curve became steeper.

wallstreetcnJul 7 05:50 ET

New Silk President Gaisen Xin: AI promotes doubling growth in the semiconductor industry.

The three-day World Artificial Intelligence Conference (WAIC) will be held in Shanghai on July 4-6, 2024. Despite the continuous high temperature, the enthusiasm of everyone has not been affected. Even though the temperature keeps rising, the venue is still crowded with people.

wallstreetcnJul 6 21:00 ET