USA's rush for Gold has created an 'economic panic'?
Goldman Sachs pointed out that in January, the gold import amount was about 25 billion USD, almost accounting for the entire expansion of the USA trade deficit of 31 billion USD, which has a significant distorting effect on trade data and leads the market to be not bullish on the first quarter GDP growth. Moreover, this portion of imports is usually excluded from GDP calculations, so there is no need for the market to be overly pessimistic.
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Spot Gold is trending down in the short term! USA Treasury Secretary: There is no intention to reserve Gold, and it will take time to increase the proportion of long-term debt issuance.
Beisent stated that there is no intention to reserve Gold for the sovereign Fund, and reassessing the value of Gold reserves is not on his mind. He also mentioned that only after lowering Energy costs and relaxing regulations, will the proportion of long-term bonds in the issuance of USA government bonds be increased.
The Gold Fund is experiencing a surge in investment, with 28 actively managed products in the market having an annual increase of over 10%.
① The expected tariff policy of USA President Trump is one of the key factors for the recent rise in gold prices. ② Currently, the performance levels of Gold ETFs in the market are generally similar, and at the investment side, it is advisable to prioritize Funds that have large scales and small tracking errors.
Since the USA election, both the USA and China have been competing for Gold.
Recently, China has seen a rebound in demand for Gold, primarily driven by purchases from the central bank. Since the US elections, demand for Gold in the USA has surged, leading to a premium on US Gold prices due to tariff expectations, and in the past two months, a large amount of Gold has been transferred from Global reserves and bullion Banks to the USA.