ααααααΆαααααΆαααΆαααααααα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆαααααααααΆααΆααααααΆαα’αΆαααα·α α₯α‘αΌααααααΎααααα»αααΎαααααααΆαααααΆαααΆαααααααα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆαααα ααααααΌααΎαα‘αΎαααΎαααΈ 80% ααααααα ααααααααααΆααααααΆα ααα»α 30.1% αααααΆααααααααααααΆααα»ααααααααΆαααααααΆααααΆααΆααααααΆαα’αΆαααα·ααααααΆααααααααΆααα Kevin Hassettα ααα Kevin Hassett α₯α‘αΌαααααααα»αααΆαααααααα ααααΆααααααΌααααααααααααααΆαααΌαα·αααααα» αααααΆααααααααααααΆααααΆααΌαα’αααααααααααα Trumpα ααΌα αααα ααααααΆαααααΆαααΆαααααααα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆααααααΉαααΎαα‘αΎααααααα ααΌααααΈαα JPMorgan ααααααΆααααααΆααΉαααΎαααΆαααΆαααααααα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆααααΈαααααααααααα αααα»αααααααΌ αα·αααααααΆαααααα αααααΎαααααΆααααααααααααΆα Bloombergα ααΆαααΆαααααααα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆααααΆα β ααααΎα±ααααααΆαααα»ααααΆαα’αΆαααα·αα α»αααααα αα·ααααα»ααααααααΆαα ααΆαααΆαααΉαααΌαα·ααΆααααααααααΆα αααααΉαααΉαααα ααΆααα·αααααΆαααααααΆααααΆαααΆαααΉαααΌαα·ααΆααααααααααΆα ααααΆαααααΎα±ααααΈααααΆαα αΆααααααΎααα·αα·ααααα ααΎααααααααΆα αααααΊααααΎα±αααααααααΆαααΎαα‘αΎαα αΆααααΆααααΈααΎααααααΆα αααα αααααΈααΆααααα·ααΆαααΆααααΌα ααΎααΆαααΆααΆααααα·αα»ααααααΆαααααααΆαααααα·ααΆαα α»ααααααααΆαα½αααααα ααΈααααΆααα αα α»αααααααα ααααΆαααΆααααααααααα»αααΆαααΆαααααα·α αα ααααααααααα αααααΆααααααα ααΆαα·ααααα αααααααααΆαααΆααααααα Bloomberg ααΆαα ααααααΆαααΈαα·α αα ααααααααα IMF α ααα½α 8.2 ααΆααααΆααα»ααααΆαααΆαα½αα’αα»αααααααα»αααα αααααΆαααααααααααααΌαααααααααα αΆααααααα½αα ααα½ααααα»αα’αα‘α»ααααααΆααααααααααααααΆααα½ααααα ααΎαααΈααα ααα Ryabkov αααααα»αααααΈααααΆαααΎαα‘αΎαααΈααΆααααααααα½αα ααα½αααΆ α’αα»ααααααααΆαααα½αα’αΆαα»ααααααα·αααααα ααααα’αΆαααα·α αα·αααααααΆααααΎαααΆααααααααΆαααα½αα ααα½αα αααααΆαααα α’αααααΆαααΆααααα·ααΆαααααΉαα‘αΆαα ααα Dmitry Peskov ααααΆαααΎαα‘αΎαααΆαααΈαααααα»αααΆ βααΆαα αα αΆαααα»αααααΎαααΆα α αΎαααααΎαααΆαααααα·αααΆαααααααααααΆααβα ααΆαααΆααα ααΎαα·α αα ααααα»ααααααααααα·ααα ααααα’αΆαααα·α ααα Witoff αα ααΈαααα»αααΌααααΌαα αααααΆα αααααα αααααΉααα·ααΆααααΆαααααααααα’αααΈαααααΆαααααα·ααΆαα ααααΆααααα αΆαααΆ ααΆαααΆαααΉαααΆααααα αααΎα β αααα»αα±ααααΆαα‘αΎααααα ααα»ααααααααα·αααΎαααααΆαααααα·ααΆαααααΎαααΆααα ααΆαααα’ β ααΆαα’αΆα ααααΆααα α»ααααααααα |English Version| Federal Reserve Rate Cut Potential We are now witnessing above 80% bet on a December Fed rate cut bet once again, higher than the previous week at 30.1%, given how the leading candidate for the next Federal Reserve Chair is now likely to be Kevin Hassett. A little background, Kevin Hassett is now leaning toward easing the monetary policy, supporting Trumpβs long-standing wish. So, having him as a frontrunner, the rate cut bet would also increase. Even JPMorgan also projects to see two more rate cuts in December and January with 25bps cuts each, according to the Bloomberg source. Lower rate cut β weakening the USD and boosting gold prices. Geopolitical Tension Meanwhile, the report also covered the uncertainty in geopolitical tensions, which is giving a heads-up for the market to price in gold as a safe-haven asset since the early part of the week. Although the White House insisted on security guarantees for any final peace plan, the market is currently still doubting reaching the deal any time soon. Especially when Bloomberg reports released an $8.2 billion IMF deal with Ukraine earlier, aiming to relieve some challenges amid this prolonged war conflict, while Russia’s Ryabkov also raised some doubts that Ukraine has been receiving U.S.-made weapons and intelligence despite an improvement. Furthermore, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov also cited on Wednesday that βthe negotiations were ongoing and the process is serious.βΒ Looking forward to the US Envoy Witoff meeting in Moscow next week to further discuss the peace plan. Just remember More tension β push gold higher But if the peace plan proceeds well β gold can dip again.
US Nonfarm Payroll Tonight: What you should know
α αΆααααΆααααΈααΆααα·αααααΆααααααΆαα·ααΆααα ααααα’αΆαααα·αααΆααααα αα ααΈααααΆαααΆαααΆαααααΉααα»ααααααα αααααααΆαααΆαααααΆαααΆα (αααααααΆ) αα αααααα αααααΈαα»αααααΌαααΆααααααΆααααα’ααααααααααΆα αααΎααααααΆα αα ααΆαααααΉααα»αα αα·ααααααααααΆαααααααααααα·ααααααα·αααα (Nonfarm Payrolls) ααααΌαααΆαααααααΆααααααΆααΉαααΎαα‘αΎααααααααΆααα·ααααααααΈαα»α ααααααααααα·ααααααααααααααα’αΆα ααΉαααΆαααΆαααα αααΎααααααΆαααα»αααααα·αααααααΆααααααα ααΎααΆααΆαααααααΆαααΆ? β ααΆαααααΆααααααααΆαααααααααααα·ααααααα·αααααααααααΆααα·ααααααααΈαα»α ααΆααααααΆααΆαααΆαααΉαααααΌαααΆαααααααα ααα½α 53,000 αα αααα»ααααααααΆ αααα’αΆα ααααΌαααΆαααααΎαααΎαααΆααΆααΆααα·αααααΆααααααΆααααααΆαααΆαααΈααααΆαααΆαααΆα αα·αα’αΆα αααααΉαααΌαα·αααααααα»ααααΆαα’αΆαααα·αα α αΎααα½αααααααΆαα½αααΉαααα ααααα»αααααααααααααΈαααΈαααααα ααα»αα·α αα ααααα»ααααααααΆααΆααααααΆαα’αΆαααα·α αααααΆααααααααααααααΎααααΈααΆααααααααΆαααΎαα‘αΎααα·αααααα’ααααΆα’αα·ααααΆαααααα ααααα·αααΎαα·ααααααααααααΆαααααα ααΎααΆαααΉαααΆαααααΈααααΆαααΆαααΆα αααααΆααΉααααααααα»ααααααααΌαα·αααααα USD α±ααααΆααααααααΆαα αααααααααα’αΆα ααΆαααααααΆαα±αααααααααΆαααΆααααααΆαααΆααα»ααΒ ααΆααααααα ααΆαααααΆααα α»ααα αα α»αααααααααααααααΆαααΊαααααΆαααααΆαααΆαααααααααααααΆαααααΆααααααΆαα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆααααΆαααααααΈαααα αααααΈααααΆαα₯α‘αΌααααααΏααΆααααααΉααα 30% α¬αα·α ααΆαααα (ααααΆααα α»αααΈ 50.1%ααΈαα»α) αα ααΎααΆαααΆααα’ααααΆ α αΎαααααααααα αΆαααΈααα αααα Hawkish αααααα½αααααααααα αααααΆαααΆαααΆααααα ααααα·αααΎαα·αααααααααα αΆααααα»αααΈααα ααααααΆαααΆαααααΆααααααααααΈααααΉααααΆααΆααααααααααα WH ααα Hassett αααααΊ ααΆαααααΆαααααα ααΎ “ααΆαααΆαααααααΆαααΆαα ααα½α 60,000 αααααΆαααααΆααα·αααααΆαααΈαα»α” αααααΆααΉαααααΎα±ααααααΆαααΆαααΈααααΆαααΆαααΆαααΆαααΆααααααααα ααααααααααααααααΆαααααΆαααΆαααααααα’ααααΆα’αΆα ααΉαααΎαα‘αΎααα·αα αααααΉαααΆαααααα ααΎααΆαααΎαα‘αΎααααααααααΆαα |English Version| Ever since the US government shutdown ended, the market has had a very high expectation for tonight’s employment report (September) data, which had previously been delayed for weeks. Expectation: Nonfarm payroll data is projected to increase higher than the previous figure, while others are likely to remain unchanged this time. What does it mean? β A higher nonfarm payroll projection means jobs will be added by 53,000 in September, which could be seen as a positive message for the labor market conditions and possibly strengthen the USD currency. And combined with the recent cautious stances from the FED meeting minutes that stressed the inflation resurgence, if the data continues to support having a stronger figure, then this will continue to boost the USD while putting downward pressure on the gold prices. In fact, the current decline in gold prices due to recent rate cut bets reductions, which the market is now priced in at lower than 30% (down from 50.1%), signals the FEDβs hawkish stance. However, if the data shows otherwise, aligning with WH Sr. Adviser Hassettβs projection on seeing a possible β60,000 job losses due to the shutdownβ, then this will only soften the labor market conditions, add a boost to the rate cut back, while also likely supporting the gold prices.
Market Watch: Federal Reserve Minutes Released Tomorrow at 2 AM
α’αααΈαααααααΌαααΆαααΆαααΊ αααααα ααα»αα·α αα ααααα»ααααααααΆααΆααααααΆααα ααααα’αΆαααα·ααα ααααααα’ααααααΆαααα 2 ααααΉα αααααΉααααααααΌαααααααΆαααααααα’αααΈααΌαα ααα»ααΈαααααααααΆααααααα α α·αααααΎα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆαααααααααΆααΆααααααΆαα’αΆαααα·αααΆαααΈαα»α ααααααΆαααα·ααα αααααΆααααααΆααααααα α α·αααα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆαααααααΆααααααααΌαααα ααΆαα·ααααα ααααααααΈααααΆαααααΆααααααΆ α’αΆα ααΉαααΆαααααααΆααα·α ααΆα 50% ααΎααΆαααΆαααααααα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆααα ααα ααααΈαααααααα»αα αααααΈααΆαααΆααΆααααααΆααα ααααα’αΆαααα·αααΈαα»αααΆααααααα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆαα 25 bps ααααα αααααΆααααΆααΆααααααΆααα ααααα’αΆαααα·αααα Jerome Powell ααααΆααααααααααααααΎααααααα·αααααα αααααααααααΆααααα αΎαααΈαα·ααΈααΆααααααααα»αααααααααα ααααααΆααααααα α α·ααααα αααααααααα ααααΆααααα ααΆααα’αααααααΆαααααΆααα·αααααΆααααααα ααααα’αΆαααα·αααΈαα»ααααααΆααααααΆααααααααΆαα ααααααΆααα·ααααααααααΆαααα |English Version| Looking forward to the Federal Reserve Meeting Minutes Tomorrow at 2 AM, which will provide further direction on how the FED rate decision was made and their future guidance on the December rate decision, especially when the market is now pricing in less than 50% on the rate cut. Prior Recap: Despite the FED previously lowering the interest rate by 25 bps, FED Chair Jerome Powell also stressed the lack of data while hinting at a cautious approach to the later decision this year, all because of the previous US Shutdown that delayed the data.
Market Dose: What happened yesterday?
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President Donald Trump signs bill to officially reopen the government, ending the Democrat Shutdown
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Market Talk: Possible end of the 40-day US shutdown and the Federal Reserve Interest Rate
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What you need to know: US-China Trade Truce, and Two Central Banks.
ααααααΆαααααααααΎααααααΆαα·ααααααααααΆααα ααααα’αΆαααα·α αα·αα α·αα αααααΆααΆαα·αααΈα’αΆαααα·α ααα Donald Trump ααΆααααα αααα·α αα ααααα»αααΆαα½ααααααΆααΆαα·αααΈα α·α Xi Jinping αααααα’αααααΎα α αΎαααΆααααααΆαααΆααΉαα ααααααααααα·ααα(αα·ααααααααααα)αααα»ααααααααα½αααααΆα ααααααααΌααααααααΆαααΆαααΉαααΎαααααααΆααα ααααΆαα’αΌααα αΌα’ααΈα αα·αααα·ααααα ααααααα α·αααΆααααααααααα’αΆαααΆααααααααααααΆαααΆαα αααααααααα½ααα ααααααΈ 9 αααα»ααΆ ααΎααΆαα»αααααΈαααααα ααααα αα·ααααααααΆααααααααααααααααααα½αααααΆα αααααΆααΆααΆαααΌαααα αΌαααααααααααααα Β«ααΎαα αα αα·αααααΈΒ» αα ααΆαααα ααααα’αΆαααα·αα αααααΉαααΉαααα ααα Trump ααααΆαααΆαααααααααααααΆααααααΉαα ααααααΆααΈαααΎαααα·αα α·αααΈ 20% ααααααΉααα 10% αααααΆαααααα·αααααΆαααααΆααα αααααααΎα±ααα’ααααΆααααααα»ααααααα ααααα’αΆαααα·αααΎααααααα α·αααααΆααα α»αααΈ 57% αα 47%α αααααΆαααΆαααΆααααα α’ααααα·ααΆααα½αα ααα½ααα ααααΎαααΎαααΆααΆαααΆαααααααααΆαααΆαααΉαα’αΆα ααΉαααααααα’αΆααααααααα»ααααα ααΆαα·αααααΎαα·α αΆαααΆαα ααΎααααααααΌαα·ααΆααααααααααΆαααααααα»αααααα ααααααΆαααααααα ααΌαααααΆαααΎαα αα·αααΆααααΆαααααααΆααα½αα±ααααααααααΆααααααα αααααΆαααααα Trump ααΆααα·ααΆαααΆ ααΆαααααααααααααΆαααα½ααα ααααΆα§αααααα ααΆααΆααΆα ααα Trump ααΆααα·αααααΆα’αααΈ Β«ααΆαααααααΆααααΈαααΆααα½αΒ» ααΆαα½αααΆαααααααααααααΈ Mark Carney αααα»αα’αα‘α»αααααα·α αα αα·ααΆααααΆαα·αα·αααα‘αΎααα·ααααα USMCA ααααααα»αααααα αα»αααααΈα ααα Trump ααΆααααα αΆαααΈαα·α αα αα·ααΆααααΆαααΆααα ααααα’αΆαααα·α αα·ααα»αααααΈ ααααΈααΈ Β«ααΆααα»αααααΆααα’αΆαα»ααα»αααααα’αααΒ» ααααααα αΆαααΈααααΈαααααΉααααααΆααααΆααααααΌαααααα Β«ααΆαααΆαααΉααααΆαααααΆααΒ» αααααΆαααααααααΉααα ααααα’αΆαααα·α αα»αααααΈ αα·αα α·αα αααΆααΆααααααΆα αααααΆααααΈααΆαααΆαααααααα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆαααααααααΆααΆααααααΆααα ααααα’αΆαααα·α (FED) ααΆαααΈαααα·ααα·ααα½α αα ααΆαααααΆααΆααααααΆααααα»α αα·ααααΆααΆααααααΆαα’αΊααα»α ααΆααααααΆα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆαααααααα½ααααα·αααααΆααααααΌα ααααα½αααΆααααα αΆαααΌαααααααααα hawkish ααααα·α αα·ααα½αααααα·ααΆαααΆ Β«ααΈααααααααααααααΆαααΌαα·αααααα» ααΎααααα·ααααα»αααααααααα’Β» αααααΎαααααΆααααααααΈ Lagarde αααααΆαααααΆααααΆααΆααααααΆαα’αΊααα»αα |English Version| US-China Trade Truce Recap: U.S. President Donald Trump ended his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping as “amazing” and a “12 out of 10,” announcing a one-year trade truce that eases tensions over critical minerals, opioids, and agriculture. China agreed to suspend its October 9 export controls on rare earth elements, magnets, and other critical minerals for one year, ensuring “open and free” supply flows to the U.S. Meanwhile, Trump also slashed fentanyl-related tariffs on Chinese goods from 20% to 10%, effective immediately. This drops the overall U.S. tariff rate on China from 57% to 47%. Regardless, some analysts still see this as a temporary de-escalation rather than a comprehensive reset, especially given ongoing geopolitical conflicts.Β Further information: North Korea: No breakthrough yet; Trump said scheduling remains a hurdle. Canada: Trump described a “very pleasant conversation” with Prime Minister Mark Carney amid ongoing USMCA review talks. Russia: Trump revealed ongoing U.S.-Russia discussions on “denuclearization,” expressing hope for a “tremendous” de-escalation involving the US, Russia, and China. The Central Bank Following the FED rate cut yesterday, both the Bank of Japan and the European Central Bank maintained their interest rate unchanged this time, with one adopting a less hawkish tone and another saying “From a monetary policy point of view, we are in a good place,” as per the ECB chair Lagarde.
The Fed Meeting: Key Takeaways and the Path Ahead
αααΆααΆααααααΆαα’αΆαααα·αααΆαααΆαααααααα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆααααΆααΎαααΈ 2 αααααΆααααααΆα 2025ββ αααααααα ααα½α 25bps αααααααΆααααααααΉα 4% αα ααααΉααα·ααααα α αΎααααααΊααΆααα ααααΈααααααααααΆααααααα α α·ααααααααααΆααΆααααααΆααα ααααα’αΆαααα·αα αααααΈααΆααΆαααΆαααΆαααααααα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆααααααα ααΈααααΆαα αΆααααΌα ααΆααα’αααα»αααααααΆαααααααΆααΆααααααΆααα ααααα’αΆαααα·ααα ααααααα αααααΆααααααααΆαα±ααααααΆααα α»αααααΎααα 2%α αααααΎαα‘αΎααααααΆααααΈααααααααΆααααΆααΆααααααΆαα’αΆαααα·α Powell ααΆααα·ααΆαααΆ “ααΆαααΆαααααααα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆααααααααααααα αααα»ααα·α αα ααααα»αααααααΌαα·ααααααΆααΆαααααα·ααααΆαααΆαα»ααα”α αααααΆααααααααΆαααααΆααααααΆαααααααα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆαααααα FED αααα»αααααααΌααΈααΆαααααΆα 80% αα»αααααααΉα 60% ααΆααααα αα α»ααααααα β αααααΆααααΆααααααΆαα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆααααΆαααααα·α ααΆααα»α β αααααααΆαααααΆααα α»αα ααΆαααααΉααα»αα ααααααα ααΆααααα ααααΆαααΆααααααααΆαααΈααα»ααααΆααααααα»α (αααα αααααα 8 ααααΉααααααα ααααα»ααΆ) αααααααΎαααΆαααΆαααΉααααααα»αααααα·α αα ααααα»αα αΆααααααΎαα ααα»ααααααααα·αααΎαα·α αα ααααα»αααααΎαααΆααα ααααααΌα β ααααΎα±αααααααααΆαααααΆααα α»αα αα·α αα ααααα»ααα·αααα’ β ααααΎα±αααααααααΆαααΎαα‘αΎαα |English Version| The Federal Reserve just confirmed its second interest rate cut of 2025 by another 25 bps, down to 4.00% earlier this morning. And here is the summary of the FED decision. Despite the rate cut, the market seems to hate todayβs FED speeches, which drag the gold prices by almost 2%. This comes after the FED chair Powell said, βa further reduction in the policy rate at the December meeting is not a foregone conclusion.β, down the FED rate cut in December projection from more than 80% previously priced in to 60% the current one.Β β signs of lower rate cut probability β gold price down. Looking Forward: Extra: The post below comes around 8 am in Cambodia time, which also raises some tension right before the meeting starts. But if the meeting goes well β depreciate the gold price. Bad meeting β appreciate the gold price.
Market Talk: Russia-Ukraine Conflict, and US-China Development
αααααααα»αααααΈ-α’αα»αααααα ααΆαααΆαααΉαααΆαααΎαα‘αΎααααααΆααααΈαααααΆααΆαα·αααΈ Donald Trump ααΆαααΆαααααααα ααΎαααα αααα ααααΆαααααααααααΌαααΈααααααα»αααααΈ ααααααααααΈαα»αααααΈ Dmitry Medvedev α α ααΆααΆααΆ ββααΆααααααααααααΆαβα αααααΆααΆαα·αααΈ Vladimir Putin ααΆααααααΆαααΆΒ ααααααΆααααααα·αααααΉαααααααΎα±αααααααΆαααααααααααα·α αα αααααα»αααααΈααα»ααααααα ααα»αααααααααΆααααααΎα±αααααααααααααααααΎαα‘αΎααααααααα αααααΆααΉαααΆαα±ααααΆαα’αα·ααααΆααΎαα‘αΎαα αααααΊαα»αααααΈ αα·αα’αΆαααΆαααΈααΆα’αΌααΈα ααΆα’αααααΆαα ααααααΆαααα ααΆααααααααααααααααααΆα β αααααααΉαααΎαα‘αΎα ααααα·αααΎαααααΌαααΆααα ααααααααΆαα αααααΉαααΉαααα ααααα·ααΆαααααΆααααααΆαααααααααΆ βααΆα’αΆαααααααΎααα Trump αααααΎαα‘αΎαααΆααΆαααΆαααααααααα’αΆα ααΉαααΆαα αααΎαααΆαααααααβα αααααΆααααα αΆαααΆ ααααα·αααΎαα»αααααΈααααααα·ααααα·α αα ααααααααααααααΆαα αααααΆααΆαα·αααΈα’αΆαααα·α Donald Trump ααΉαααααααΆαααααααΆαααΆααααααΆαααΆααααααααααααα ααΆαααααα αα·α αα ααααα»αααααΌαα’αΆαααα·α-αα»αααααΈ αααααΆαααααααα»αααααΌαααΆααααααΆαααααααααΆααΈααΆααααΈαα αααααΉαααΉαααα αα ααΆαα’αΊααα»αααΆαααΆααααα α·ααααααΆαααααΆααα ααααααΆααααααα α α·αααααααααα Trump αα αααααα αααααααααααΆααΆαα·αααΈα’αα»αααααα Volodymyr Zelensky α₯α‘αΌαααααααα»ααααααααα’αΆαα»ααααα ααααΆαααααΆαααΈααααΉαααΆααα ααΆαα’αΊααα»α αα·αααΆαααααΎααααΆαααααααααααααααα·αααααα»αααααΈαααααααΌαααΆαααααα ααΎααααΈαααα»αααΆαααα·αα’αΆαα»αα αα ααααα’αΆαααα·α-α α·α αα·αααΆαααΆααα·ααααα αααΎαααΎαααααααΆαααΆαα·αααααααααααα ααΎααααααααΆααααααΆααα‘αΎααα·αα’αααΈααΆαααα·α αααααααα·α αα ααααα»α αααααΆαααααααΆααΆαα·αααΈα’αΆαααα·α Donald Trump αα·ααααααΆααΆαα·αααΈα α·α Xi Jinping ααααΌαααΆααααααααααΎαα αααααααα ααααα·ααααααα ααααααα’αααΈααααααααααααααααααααα Donald Trump |English Version| Russia-Ukraine Conflict: Sanctions & Oil Prices Tensions have risen after President Donald Trump imposed sanctions on Russia’s top two oil refineries, which Russian official Dmitry Medvedev called an βact of war.β President Vladimir Putin warned that the sanctions would not just harm Russiaβs economy but would also cause global oil prices to spike, leading to inflation, as Russia and Saudi Arabia are major exporters. Meanwhile, the White House also stated that βIt is up to Trump if there will be more,β saying that if Russia continues to reject the ceasefire agreement, US President Donald Trump will continue to pressure through sanctions. As a result, the planned U.S.-Russia summit meeting was postponed by both parties. Meanwhile, the EU is very happy with Trumpβs decisions this time, while Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is now seeking long-range weaponry from the EU leaders and the use of frozen Russian assets to boost weapons production. US-China There is not much development on this trade war, except for reclarifying the meeting date, which both US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are scheduled for next Thursday. Recap other Trumpβs tariffs
What to Know: US-China development, sanctions on Russian oil, and Ukrainian missiles.
α’αΆαααα·α-α α·αα ααΈααααΆαααΆαααΆαααααΉααα»ααααΆαααααΆαααα ααΎαα·α αα ααααα»ααααΆααα ααααα’αΆαααα·α αα·αα α·ααα αααααΆα αααααα ααααααΆαααΆααααα½αα ααα½αααΆααααα αΆαααΈααααααα·ααααα·αααααΆαα αααααααα αΆααααα½α αα α αΎαα αα·α αα ααααα»ααααααΉααααααααΎααΆααα·ααααααααααα‘αΎααα·α ααααααααααααα Trump ααΆααααααααααα»αααΆααα·ααΆααααΆα’αααΈααΆααα·ααααααααΈαα»αααααΈααΆαα½αααΉαααααααα α·αααΌα ααααΆα ααΆααααααα»αααααααΆααααΎα‘αΎααααα»ααααααααααΆαααααααΆααα ααΎααΆααααα αααααααααα»αααα»αΈ-α’αα»ααααααα ***α α·αααααΆαααααααα·αααααααααααααα»ααα½ααααααα»αααααΈαααααα*** ααααααα»αααααΈα αααααΆααΆαα·αααΈ Donald Trump ααααΆαααΆαααααααα ααΎαααα»αα αα»ααααααααααααααα»αααααΈ (αααα»αα αα»α Rosneft αα·α Lukoil) αααααΆααααααααααα»αααα»αΈααΆααααααααΆαααΆαααααααααΉαα’αΆαα»ααα»αααααα’ααα αααααΆαααααααΆααα½ααααα αΆαααΆ αα»αααααΈαα·αα αααααα αααααααααααααα α ααα»ααΌα ααααα αΎα ααα Trump ααααΌαααΆαααααΆαααΆαααααΆααΆααα»αα αααα·α αα ααααα»αααα αααααΆααα “ααΆαα·αααααΉαααααΌααααααΆαααααα»α”α α’αα»αααααΆααααααααααααΈααααα½αααααΆααΆαα’αΆαααα·α ααα Bessent ααΆααα·ααΆαααΆ “ααΎαααΉααααααΆαααΈααΆαααΆαααααααααααααΎαα»αααααΈαα ααααααα α¬ααααααα’αα” ααααααααααααααΆαααΆααααα αααΎαααααΎαααααααα»αααααΈα ααΈαα»αΈαααααα’αα»ααααααα ααΎαααΈααα ααααααααΆααΆαα·αααΈ Donald Trump ααααΆαα αααΆαα αααααΆαα αααΆααααΌα “ααΆααααααααααΎααΆαααααΎααααΆααααΈαααΈααααα ααααΆαααααΆααααα α αΌααα αααα»ααααααααα»αααααΈ” αα ααΎ Truth Social ααααααΆαα αααααΎαα‘αΎαααΆ αααΆαααΆααααααα Wall Street Journal ααΆααααααΆααααααααααΆαα αααΆαααΆααααααααΆαααΎαα‘αΎααααααΆααααΈ WSJ ααΆαααΆαααΆαααα’αααΈααΆαα’αα»ααααΆαααααα’αΆαααα·α αα ααΎααΆαααΆαααααα αΆαααααα’αα»ααααααααΎαααααααα»αααααΈα ααΌα ααααβαααα½ααα½αααΆ ααΎβααΆαβαααβα ααα‘αβαααβααΆαααααΆααααβα±ααβααΆαααΆαβα ααΆα α αα·αβαααα»αβα±ααβαααααβααΆαβα‘αΎαβαααααβααΆαααΈβαααβαα·ααααα¬ααβ? |English Version| US-China: High anticipation is built upon the US-China meeting next week, which some have reported already signaled several positive outlooks on this matter. This will focus on resumed soybean purchases amid a plan to discuss Chinaβs purchases of Russian oil. A required pressure to end the Russia-Ukraine conflict.Β ***China is also one of the biggest Russian oil purchasers.*** Russian Oil: President Donald Trump also imposed the sanctions on Russiaβs major oil companies (Rosneft and Lukoil) as Russia conducted a major training exercise involving nuclear armsβa move that suggests Russia does not want to end this conflict. Therefore, Trump is reported to have canceled the meeting because βit didnβt feel right to me.β In accordance with the US Treasury Secretary Bessent, βWe will announce the Russia sanctions today or tomorrow,β sending more pressure on Russia.Β Ukrainian missilesβ approval: Additionally, President Donald Trump also clearly rejected βthe approval on using the long-range missiles deep into Russiaβ on his Truth Social by calling the Wall Street Journal story fake news. This report came after the WSJ reported on the USβs grant of greater flexibility to conduct Ukraineβs strike on Russia. So the question here is this misunderstanding cause the uproar and push the gold prices higher last night?