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Meanwhile, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has called for an investigation into the Federal Reserveβs recent renovations, though Powellβs latest speech did not refer to these concerns. So what did Powell focus on last night? β none on monetary policies, economic conditions, or inflation. β Focus on banking system stability, such as higher-quality capital, less systemic risk, and stress tests. Trade Agreement Philippines: Trump hailed a new trade agreement with the Philippines, imposing a 19% tariff, down from 20%, on Philippine goods, while eliminating U.S. tariffs (0% tariff on the U.S., open market). The deal also includes military cooperation. β Positive sentiment for investors, stock market tonightβ possibly disfavor gold price.Β Indonesia: In a Truth Social post, Trump celebrated a trade pact with Indonesia, with 19% tariffs on Indonesian goods and 0% on US goods. Furthermore, Indonesia will also supply critical minerals to the U.S., as well as sign major deals for Boeing aircraft, American farm products, and energy, strengthening bilateral ties. β Positive deal for automakers, tech companies, manufacturers, and agriculture industries β positive for the stock market tonight.Β US-China: According to the Swedish PM, there will be a continued trade negotiation between the US and China early next week in Stockholm, primarily focusing on the trade deal. Japan: Early this morning, Trump also announced a βmassive dealβ with Japan, which will set 15% tariffs on Japanese imports while seeing $550 billion pulled into the US. This 15% comes lower than the initial tariff rate of 25% in the tariff letter, which could be considered very optimistic for everyone, particularly when they open to trade on cars and trucks, rice, and certain other agricultural products.Β –> Nikkei rose in early Asian market. Canada: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced ongoing positive efforts to secure a trade deal with U.S. President Donald Trump before the deadline of August 1st. In fact, He is actively preparing measures to support workers in the steel and softwood lumber industries, which have been affected by President Donald Trumpβs high tariff policies, although not much progress has been made so far.
Gold price movement: 5 factors to consider
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Factor 1: Federal Reserve Chair Faces Criminal Referral House GOP Representative Anna Paulina Luna has formally referred Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell to the Department of Justice for a criminal investigation, accusing him of perjury. This comes when Luna claims Powell misrepresented and cost overruns on the new renovations at the Federal Reserve’s Eccles Building and maintenance. Although Powell has denied all of these accusations, if this evidence is proven, then Powell could face up to 5 years in prison and fines. Factor 2: Russia-Ukraine Conflict Intensifies The ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine continues to escalate, with over 400 drones and 24 missiles striking Ukrainian targets overnight, including civilian shelters in substations. All of these attacks led to a significant rise in casualties. Therefore, Norway and the Netherlands have pledged to supply missiles to Ukraine, while French companies plan to manufacture drones in Ukraine to support their defense efforts. In short, the majority are supporting Ukraine, which aims to end this conflict. Ceasefire talks between Russia and Ukraine are scheduled for July 24-25 in Turkey. Factor 3: Israel-Gaza Meanwhile, the Israel-Gaza conflict continues, with at least 60 Palestinians killed, and starvation is seen everywhere. As a result, other countries, including the UK, France, Italy, and Japan, issued a collective demand for an immediate ceasefire in the Israel-Gaza conflict. β They want to press for de-escalation and a resolution to the ongoing violence. Factor 4: Iran Signals Openness to Nuclear Talks Iran has expressed willingness to engage in nuclear negotiations with Russia and China, signaling a potential shift in Tehranβs stance. This follows a fragile ceasefire with Israel and the US after US airstrikes targeted Iranian nuclear facilities. According to a Trump post earlier this morning, βDamages are very severe; they are destroyed,β while calling out CNN a fake news. Factor 5: Trade Talk U.S.-China discussions are reportedly leaning toward a positive side, with potential talks on Russian and Iranian oil trades on the table. Especially when China becomes the largest purchaser of Iranian oil. Meanwhile, trade talks with the European Union remain stalled, though both sides are eager to reach an agreement soon. ***Important*** To conclude, factors 1 and 2 are causing the gold prices to go upward, where factor 3 can partly contribute as long as the fight remains. Yet, if the ceasefire exists once again, then Factor 3 will become a factor to decrease the gold price. As for factor 4 and 5, these are paving some path for more certainty, which could also lead to gold prices declining as well.
Macro Dose: What Had Happened Last Week?
αααΆαααΆααααααααααα·αααααααααα αΆααααααΆα α αα·αααααΉαααααααΈ21 ααααααααΆ ααααΆα2025 ααΆαααααααααααΊααΆαααΆαααΆαααααααααα’αααΈααααΆαααΆαααααααα·α αα αα ααααα’αΆαααα·α αααααΆαα αααΎαααα’ααααΎααααΉαααα·ααΆαααααααΆαααααΆααααααΉαααααααααΆααααααααααΆααΆαα·αααΈ Donald Trump αααα αΆααααααΆαα·ααααααα αα·ααααα αΆαααααααΆααα αααα»ααααααΆα αααααααααα ααΆαααα·αααα ααΌαα αααΆαααΆαααααααΆααααααΆααα·αααααααααα»αααααα ααααααΆαααααΆααααα αααα»ααααααΆα αααα ααΌα ααΆααααααααα·α αα αααα»ααααααΆα ααααα ααΌα ααΆααααααααα·α αα ααΆααα’αααα½αααΆα – α’αα·ααααΆ ααΆααααααΆα αα·ααα·ααααααααΆαααΆα – αααα»ααααα αΆαααΈααΆαααΉαααΆαααααααΆαααΆαααααααα·α αα αα α’αΆαααα·α α αΎαααΆα’αΆα ααΆαα±αααααΆααΆααααααΆααααααΆα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆαααααααααΆαααΌαααααααα ααΈααααΆααα ααααΏααΆααααΆ α’ααααΆααΆαααααΆααα’αΆα ααΉαααΆαααααααα ααα½α 2 αααααααΊαα αααα»ααααααααΆ αα·αααααΌαα ααααΆααααα αααΆαααΆαααααααΆααα αααΌα αααΆαααΆαααααααΆααα αααΌααααααααΆααΆααααααΆα αααΎαααΌα ααΆ JPMorgan αα·α Wells Fargo ααΆααααα»ααααααΆααα±ααααΎαααΆ ααααΆααα αααΌααααααα½αααααΆαααααα·αααΎαααΈαα·ααααααααααΆαααα ααα»αααααααααααΆαα αα»ααα·αααΊααΆαααααΆααα α»ααααααΆαααααΌαα ααα»ααΌα ααΆα α ααααα― BlackRock ααααααααα»αααΉααααα αΆααΌα ααααΆααα αααααΈααΆαααΆαααΆααααααααΆαααααα·αααΆαααΆαααΆαααααΆαααααααααα αααΆαααΆαααααααΆααα αααΌα Citigroupα αααΆαααΆαααααααΆααα αααΌαβ NETFLIX |English Version| Weekly Data Summary Report As ofβ July 21, 2025 Below is a summary of the United States, primarily based onβ critical events related to President Donald Trump, the trade war, and war conflicts within the week. Disclaimer: Please note this is opinion-based; do not take it as investment advice. Key Highlight Event this week: Economic Indicator this week Economic Indicator vice, all the economic indicatorsβinflation, retail sales + labor marketβare leading toward stronger economic activity, and that could lead the Federal Reserve to hold the interest rate high for longer. The market is pricing in two rate cuts, starting in September and December this year. Earning Calendar Many major banks’ earnings reports, such as JPMorgan and Wells Fargo overbeat the forecast in revenue and earnings, and yet, some stock prices still declined for the reason: BlackRock also faces the same problem, although the report missed the expectations. Citigroup: Overexceed the estimation Plan for a citi stablecoin β positive outlook. NETFLIX Financial firms have updated their price target from $1,300 to $1,560 given a strong bullish sentiment among analysts, especially when the earnings report also beat the expectations.
Market Update: The Federal Reserve and Trumpβs new executive order.
αααΆααΆααααααΆαα’αΆαααα·α αα·αααααααααααΆα α’ααααΆα’αα·ααααΆ(Consumer Price Index) ααααααΆαααα·ααααααααΆαααΆααα»ααααααααα αΆαααΈααΆαααΉαααΆαααααααΆαααΆαααααααα·α αα α αΎαααα’αΆα αααα»αα±αααααΆααΆααααααΆαα’αΆαααα·α (FED) αααααΆα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆααααΆααααααΌαααΆααα»αα ααΌααααΈαααααααααΈ Kugler ααααΆαααΆαααααα ααΎαααααα ααααααααα αααααααααααα Daly ααΆαααααΎα±ααααΆαααΆαααΆαααααααα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆααα ααα½αααΈααα ααααΆααααα ααΆααααααααα αααααααΈ Kugler ααΆαααααΆααααααΆα’αα·ααααΆ PCE αααα·αα»ααΆα’αΆα ααΉααααα·ααα αααα»αααααα·α 2.5% αααααΉαα’ααααΆααααα 2% α ααααα’ααααΆα’αα·ααααΆαα·αααΆαααααα αΌαα’αΆα αΆα αα·αααΆααα (Core PCE) α’αΆα ααΉααααα·ααα αααα»αααααα·α 2.8% αααααααΆααα αααα»αααα§αααΆα αα·αααααααααααΉαα ααααααΆααα ααααααΈ 31 ααααααααΆ ααααΆα 2025α ααΆαααααΆααααααΎααΆααααααα α’ααααΆααΆαααααΆααααΆααααααααΊ αααΆααΆααααααΆαα’αΆα ααΉααααααΆα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆαααα αααα»αααααΈα αΆ α αΎαααΈααααΆαααΏααΆααααΆ 50.8% α’αΆα ααΉαααΆαααααααααΆααΎαααααΌααα αααα»ααααααααΆ αα·αβαααα αα 41.2% ααααααΆαααΆαααααααα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆααααααααΌα αααΆαααΆαα·α αααααΈααΆααα Trump α αααΆααααΆααΆααααΉααα·αααααααααα Powell α ααααΈαααααααααα ααΆααααααΆαα α»αα αααααααΆααΎαααααααΆααααα·ααααα·ααααΈααΆαααΈαααααααα ααααα·αααΆααααααΉα “ααααααα’αΆααΈαααααΈ”α αααααααΌαααΆααααααΎαα‘αΎαααΎααααΈαααα»αααααααααΆαααααααααααΆααααααααααΆαααααααΆαααααααααααΆααΆαα·αααΈα αααααΆαααΆαααΆααααα αααααααααα±ααααΆαααΆααααα½αααΆαααααααααα’αααΈα’ααααΆααααΉαααΆα αααααΆααα½ααΆααΈαααααΊααΆαααααααα ααααΆααΈαααααΆαα αααΎαααΆαααΆαααΆαααααααα ααααααααα½αα αααβααβααΆαβαααβααΆ αααααΆααΆαα·αααΈ Donald Trump ααΉαβααΆαα’αααΆα ααΆααααααααΆααααααααααααααααΆααααΆααααααα α α·αααααΎα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆαααΒ ααα Trump αααααααΉαααΎαααααΌαααΎααΆααα·αα·αααααααΈαααΌα ααααααΈααααΆαα αΌααα·αααααααααααα ααααα’αΆαααα·αα ααα½α 9 ααααΈααΆααα»ααααΆαα ααααααα ααΎαααααΎαααααΆααα·αα·ααααααααΆαααα»ααααα·ααα α’αΆαααα·α αααα’αα»ααααΆαα±αααα½αααααααααΆαααααααα αΌααα·αααααααα αα·αα·αααααΎααααααααααααααααΆαα αΆαα·αααααααα αα·αα’αΆα ααα½αααΆααααα·ααααααα ααααααΆαααααααα ααΆαα·αααααααααΆαα½ααα ααΆαα’αΊααα»α αα·αααΆααΆααΆαα αααααα·ααααααααΆααα·ααΆααααΆ αααααΈααΆαα½αααααΆααααΈαααΉαααΆαα·α αα αααααααααααΆαα·αααααααααΉααα·ααααα·ααααααααΆαα ααααΆααααααα½ααααααααα ααΌα ααααβ ααΎβααΆααβα’ααβαααβααααΆααα’αααΈαα ααΆααβα’ααα? ααΈααααΆααα αααααα αΆαααΌαααΆαα αααα»α αααααΊαααααααααα½αααΈααααΆαα’αΆαααααααΎααΆααΈααΆαααααΆααα’αααΆα α αααΎαααΆαα ααααα·αααΎααΈααααΆαααΏααΆααααΆ α’αααΆα ααααααα Trump ααΆαα αααΎαααΆα ααααα½αααααααΉαααΆαααααααΆαα‘αΎαααααααααααααα α αΎααααα»ααα αα·ααααααΆααα’αααΆα ααααααα Powell α |English Version| The Federal Reserve Recent strong data, including retail sales, consumer inflation, and solid labor data, are all pushing the Federal Reserve (FED) to reaffirm its holding of high interest rates for longer. Even the FEDβs Kugler has also proven to stand on this side, while the FEDβs Daly suggested going with two rate cuts this year. In fact, the FED’s Kugler estimates June PCE inflation is 2.5% versus the 2% target, with core at 2.8%, both higher than in May, which is set to release on July 31, 2025. The projection now stands with holding the interest rate in August, and the initial rate cut would be in September, with 50.8%, followed by 41.2% priced in for the December rate cut. Regardless, even if Trump was clear that heβs unlikely to fire Powell, he also signed the new executive order on Thursday regards to βnew types of non-careers for federal Reservesβ. This was created to advance the administration’s policies that align with the presidentβs agenda. However, this also raises concerns over the neutrality, like the traditional one, since this role is more likely to risk politicizing the federal workforce and loyalty to a political side. This also means that President Donald Trump will hold more power through this role. Despite this role playing a small part in the unemployment rate, it is significant when it comes to power or a move to lower the interest rate. Trump is set to open the $9 trillion US retirement market to crypto investments. This refers to the investment options for American workers, allowing them to allocate retirement savings to higher-risk, potentially higher-return assets. Extra info: Trade with the EU and Canada is still under discussion, albeit they both know that the trade agreement wonβt be anywhere near their expected desires. So what do all of these tell you? The market still showed a mixed picture, depending on which side held more power. If the market is swayed by Trumpβs power, they will price in more upward gold prices, and vice versa for Powellβs power.
Market Mover: US Retail Sales, Trump’s sign executive, Netflix Earnings Report.
αααααΆααααΈααα Trump ααααααΆαααααααΆααα ααΎααΆααααααααααααααααΆααααΆααΆααααααΆα Powell ααααααααααααααΆααΆαααα αααΆααα’αΆααααααα ααααΈααααΈ Epstein α₯α‘αΌααααααΈααααΆαααΆαααΆααα ααΎαα·αααααααααααΆααα αα ααααα’αΆαααα·α αααααΆαααα ααΎαααααΌαααΆαααααΎααααΆαααα ααΈαααα αααααΆαα’ααααα·ααΆα ααΆαααααΆαααααα·αααααααααα αΆαααα’αΆα α‘αΎααααααααα 0.1% αααα’αΆα αααα»ααααααΆααααΈααΆαααΎαα‘αΎααααααααΌαααΆαααααΎααααΆααα αααΎαααΆααα»α αααααΊα’αΆα ααααΎα±αααα½ααααααααΆα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆααααΆααααααΌααΒ ααα»ααααααααα·αααααααααααΎαααΆααα αΌαααααα (ααααα·αααΎα ααααααΆαααΌα ααΆαααααΉααα»α)α αα·ααααααααΆαααααααα’αΆα α αααααα»αααααΆα ααΌα ααααβααΎβααααβαααβααΉαβααΆαβααααααβαααΆαβααΆ? ααααααΆαααααααα ααα Trump ααααΌαααΆαααααααΉαααΆααΉαα α»αα αααααααΆααΎαααααααΆααααα·ααααα·αα αααααααα ααααα·ααα αααα 16:00 ET (αααα αααααα 3:00 ααααΉα ααααα»ααΆ) αααααΈααΆαα·αααΆααααα αΆαααΈαααααΆαααααΆαα½αααΆααααΆαααααααα ααΈααααΆαααΆαα αα»αα αααΆαααΆαααααααααΆααα αααΌααααα Taiwan Semiconductor ααΆαααααα·αα αααΎαααΆααα·ααααααααααΉααα»α αααααααααα»αα αα»α Netflix ααααΌαααΆαααααααΉαααΆααΉαα ααααααΆααα αααααααααααα |English Version| After Trump kept testing the market over Fed Chair Powell’s removal while swaying the attention from the Epstein case, now the anticipation shall focus on the US consumer spendingβretail sales. As per analysts, the monthly projection could come higher to 0.1%, which shall be seen as better demand compared to prior data and possibly pause the rate decision even further. But that’s not always the case. The actual data can come differently. So, what will the result be today? Extra info: Trump is expected to sign executive orders on Thursday at 16:00 ET (around 3:00 AM GMT+7), albeit the specific topic is still uncertain. Stock Market: Taiwan Semiconductor’s earnings report beat the forecast, while Netflix is expected to release tonight as well.
U.S. Markets React to Trump-Fedβs Stance amid Surprising Producer Price Index Decline
ααααααααΆααΆαα·αααΈ Donald Trump ααααααααΆααΆαα·αααΈ Donald Trump ααααΈααααααΆαα αααΆαα ααααΎααΆαααααααααααααΆααααΆααΆααααααΆααα α’αΆαααα·α Jerome Powell ααααααααααααααΆαα αααααΆααααΈαααααΆααα·ααΆααααΆα’αααΈααΆαααααΆααααααΌαααααααα·ααα½ααααααΆαα½αααΉααααΆαα·ααααΆα αααααΎαα‘αΎααα αααααααααααΆααααΆααΆααααααΆααα α’αΆαααα·α Jerome Powell ααΆαααα·αααααΆααααααΆααα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆααααααααααα·αααΆαααΌα α’αααΈαααααα Trump α ααααΆαα αααααΊααα Jerome Powell ααΆαααΎαααΎαααΈααααααΆαααααΆαααΎαα‘αΎαααα’ααααΆα’αα·ααααΆ αα·αααααΆααΈαααΌαααα·αααΆα’αα·ααααΆβα ααααααααααααΆαα·ααααΆααΆααααααααΆαααΆαααααααααΆααααΆαααααΆααααααΌααα»ααααααααα ααα Trump ααΆααααααα α α·ααααα·αααααααΎααααααααα α αΎαααΆαααααααΆαααΆαααΆααα ααΎααΆααααΎαα’αααααααΈααΆαααααααααααααααααα Powell αα·αα α αΎααααααααααΌαααΆααα½αα ααααααααααααΆααΈααααΆαααααα ααααα½αααααΆαααααααααΆααααα½αααΆααααα’αααΈαααα αΆαααααααΎαααααααααα½αααΈααααΆααα·αααααααα·α αα αααα»ααααααααααα ααΌα αααα αααααααΆααααααΆ ααααα·αααΎααΆαααααααααααααααΌαααΆαααααΎαααα ααα Jerome Powell α’αΆα ααααααα»αααΉαααΆαααααααααα»αα’αΆααααα·ααααααΆαα αααααΆα’αΆα αααααΎαααααααΆαααααΆαααΆαααααααα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆααααΆααααα αααΎα ααΎαααααΈααΆααΆααα·ααααααααααααα·α αα ααα’αααΆαααααααΈαααααααααα αααααΆαααΆαααΆαααααααΆααααααα α α·αααα α»αααααααααα’αΆα α αααΆααααα αααΎααα α αΎαααΆααααααααα½αααΈααααΆααααααααΊααααα·ααα½α ααα *** ααΆααααααΎαααααΌααΆαααΈααΈααααααΆαααΆαααααααα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆαα β ααααααΆαααα»αα±αααααααααΆαααΎαα‘αΎαα*** α ααααα― αααΆααΆααααααΆαα’αΆαααα·ααα·ααα·αααΆαα ααααα ααααΈαααααααΆαααααααΌαααΆααα αααααΈααΆααα John Williams ααΆααααααααααααααΆ “α―αααΆαααααΆααααααααΆααΆααααααΆαααΆαααΆααααααΆααααααΆααααΆαα” α α’αα·ααααΆααααα»α αααααααααααααααααα·αααΈα’αααααα·ααα α’αΆαααα·α (Producer Price Index) ααΆαααααΆααα α»αααΆαααΆαααΆαααααΆαααα αα·ααα½ααααα»α ααααααα αΆαααΆα’αΆααΈααααα αα·αα’αααααα·ααααα»αααααΆααΆααα·αααα‘αΎαααααααααα·ααα ααΆααα’ααααα·ααααααα ααααααααααααα»αααΈααΆαααααΉααα»αααααα’αααααααααα·α αα α’αααΈααΆαααΎαα‘αΎααααααα ααΈααααΆαααΆααααααααΆαααααααΆααααααα α α·αααα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆααααααααα αααααΆααααΈαααααΆααΆααααΈααααααΆαααΎαααΆαα‘αΎα αααααααΌααΆαααΈααΈααααααΆαααΆαααααααα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆαααα αααα»ααααααααΆααΎαα‘αΎαααΈ 53.5% ααα 56.2%α ααΈααααΆαααΆαα αα»α αα·ααααααΆαααααααΆαααααα·ααααα’αα·αααααΆαα ααααααααααΆαααα ααααααααααααααααΆαααΆαααΎαα‘αΎααααα αα 1.2% α ααααααΆααααΆαααΆαααα’αααΈααααααΆαααααΆαααααΆααααααΌαααΆαααΆα’αααααΉαααΆααα αααΆααΆααααααΆαα’αΆαααα·α (Federal Reserve)α |English Version| President Donald Trump: President Donald Trump recently dismissed speculations that he would seek to remove Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell directly after discussing the possible move with the lawmaker. This comes when the FED Chair Powell denied bringing the interest rate down as Trump desires, with the purpose of seeing the potential of rising inflation that could lead to the stagflation scenario. While the lawmaker gave support for this move, Trump decided not to move the plan forward with the excuse of having him under a fraud investigation. Especially when several market participants voiced concerns over the long-term run in both the market and the economy. So this also means that if the fraud is found, then Jerome Powell could face removal before his term ends, potentially increasing the likelihood of an interest rate cut, despite recent strong economic data. However, any final decision may take months, and high market volatility is inevitable. ***Raising the probability of a rate cut β likely to push the gold up.*** The Federal Reserve has not issued an official statement, though Fed official John Williams emphasized, βCentral bank independence is very important.β Wholesales Inflation The U.S. Producer Price Index (PPI) unexpectedly fell below both forecasts and prior figures, suggesting that businesses and manufacturers are absorbing higher U.S. tariffs rather than passing them on to consumers. This outcome contrasts with economists’ expectations of rising prices. The market re-priced the odds of the interest rate decision once again after these two factors came into play, with the probability of a rate cut in September rising to 56.2% from 53.5%. The stock and bond markets reacted negatively to the news, while gold prices surged by approximately 1.2% amid reports of the potential leadership change at the Federal Reserve.
Gold Prices Dip as Persistent US Inflation Pressures Markets
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Brace Yourself: Consumer Price Index Data Drops Tonight! αααΆαααΆαααα’αα·ααααΆ α¬αααααααααααααααααα·ααα α’αΆαααα·αααΉαα ααααααΆαααΆαααααα αααααααααΉαααΆα’αΆα ααΉαααΆαααααα·αααΎααααααααΆαα’ααααΆααΈαα»α α αΎααααααααΆααααα αΆαααΈααααααΆαααααααα αΆααααααααΆααααααΎαααΆαα αααΆαααΆαααααααααααααααα ααα»αααααααααΊααΆα’αααΈαααα’ααααα½ααααααΉα -> α’αα·ααααΆαααααα’αΆα ααΉααααααΆαααααααΆαααααΆαααΆαααααααα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆαααα αααα»ααααααααΆ α αΎαααα’αΆα αααα»αα±ααααΆααααα αΆαααα·αααΆα’αα·ααααΆααααααβ ααΌα ααΆαααΎαα‘αΎααααααααΆααΆαα’αΆαααα·α (Bank of America)α ααΆαα·ααααα ααααααα’ααααΆααααααααααααααααΆα Donald Trump αα·αααΆαααααααα αααααααα αΌααααααααααΈ 01 ααααΈα αΆααααΆα 2025 α ααΌα ααααααααα·αααΎα’αα·ααααΆααΆαααααα·αααΆααααα αααΎα α αΎαα’ααααΆαααααααα ααααΆαααααα·αααααα αααααΆααααααΆαα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆααα’αΆα ααΉααα·ααΆααααα»αααααΈααα αα»αααααΆαααααααΆααααΆααΆααααααΆαα’αΆαααα·αααα Powell ααΆαααΆαααααΈααααααααααααΆααα ααΎαααΈααα ααΌαβααααααααβα ααααβααΈααααΆαβααΆαα αα»α αααααβαααΆαααΆαααβα αααΌαβααααβαααΆααΆαβαααβααΉαβα ααβαα βαααβαααβααβαααα ααΆαααΆαααααΈααααΆαααΆαα αα»αααΆααααααα’ ααααααααααΆαα’αΆα ααΉαααΆαααΆαααα αααΎαααα α»α (ααΆαα αααΎα αααα·αααΆααα’αα)α ααΆααα’ααααααααα·ααα αααααααααΆααΈαααΌαααα’ααααα·ααΆαααααΆααααααΆ α’αα·ααααΆααΆαααααα·ααααααααΆααα»αα ααααα·αααΎαα·αααααααα·αααααΆααα αααααα»αααΈααα αααααααΆααΈαααΌαα½ααααααΉαα ααααααααα |English Version| The spotlight falls on the US inflation report tonight with a higher projection reading, and that suggests the potential of having higher costs stemming from the tariff problem. But here is what you should be aware of. β> Higher inflation would only scale back on the rate cut projection in September and risk the stagflation problem as raised by the Bank of America. Especially with the tariff letter that has not been fully confirmed until August 01, 2025. So if inflation prints hotter and tariffs are confirmed with a higher rate, the rate cut is very unlikely in this case unless Federal Reserve Chair Powell is kicked out or personally resigns. Be aware of the stock market, as major bank earnings reports will be released tonight as well. A positive stock market won’t likely to favor on Gold price. All of these fall under the analyst’s inflation projection (higher than the prior figure) scenario. If by chance, the actual data comes differently, then another scenario will play out.
The GOLD Price Movement: The Federal Reserve and Russia Sanctions αααΆααΆααααααΆαα’αΆαααα·α (FED) αααααααΈαααΆααΆααααααΆαα’αΆαααα·α Hammack αα ααααΆαααααα ααΎααΆααααααΆα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆαααααα»αααααααααα ααααααααααααααΈαα αααα·ααα»αα ααααΌαααΆαααΆαααααααα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆααααΆαααααα»ααααααα αααααααΈααΆαααΎαα‘αΎαααΆβα Β«βαααα»αβαα·αβααΎαβααΆαβαααααΌαααΆαβαααα»αβααΆαβααΆααβαααααα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆααβαα αα»αβααααΆβααβααΎαβααΎαβααΎαβααΈααΆαααααααααααααΈααααΆαααΆαααΆαααΎαααΆαα‘αΎαΒ»α ααΆαα·ααααα αααααααα·ααααααααΆαααΆααααααΎαααα½αααΆαααΆαααααααΈαααααααα»ααααα αΆαααΈααΆαααΉαααΆααα α‘αΎα αααααααααα’αα·ααααΆαα αααααα·ααα ααΆαααΎα’ααααΆααααα α αααααΆαααΆαααΆααααα ααααα·αααΎααΆαα ααααααΆααα·αααααααααααΆαααααααααΌαααΌαααΆααααααααΈααα (α’αα·ααααΆααααΆααα α»α α¬αα·ααααααααΆαααΆααααααΆααααΈααΆαααααααααααααΈααααΆαααΆαααΆα) αααααΆαααααααΆααααααΆα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆααααΆαα·α αα ααααα»ααααααΆααα’αΆα ααΉαααΆαααΆααα»α α¬α’αΆα ααΎαα‘αΎαααααΆααααααααα’αΆα ααΆαααααααα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆααα ααΎαα·αααΌα αααααα αααααΆαααααααΆααααααΆα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆααα’αΆα ααΉαααΎαα‘αΎααα·αα ααΆααααααα ααΈααααΆαα₯α‘αΌααααααΆαααΏααΆααααΆα’αΆα ααΉααααααΆα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆαααααα»αααααααααΆααΆαα½αααΉαααααααΆα 95.3% αααααΎαααααΆα CME Fedwatch Tool α α’αΆαααα·α-αα»αααααΈ ααααααααΆααΆαα·αααΈ Donald Trump ααΆαααααΆαααΆαααααα 100% ααΎαα»αααααΈαααα»ααααααα 50 αααα αααααααααα’αΆα ααΉααααααααααααα ααΎααααααααΆααααα·ααααααααΈαα»ααααΈααΆαα·αααααΈα₯ααααΆ αα·αα α·ααααααΆα’ααααα·ααααααααΈαα»αααααΈα ααΏααααααΎαα‘αΎααα αααααααααααααΆαααααΆααα»αααααΈ αα·ααααααααΆαα’αα»αααααααα αααα·αααΆαααααα αα αααααααααααΌααααααΆααααααα’αΆαα»ααααα’αα»ααααααααΆααααα’αααααΆαααΆααΌα αααααΆαααΆααααααΎααααα Bloomberg ααα Andreas Kluth αααα’αΆα ααααΌαααΆαααααΎαααΎαααΆααΆαααααΎααααα ααααα’αΆαααα·ααααα»αααααΆααΆαααΆαααααααΆαααΎααΈαααα»ααααΌααααΌα±αααααα αααααααααΆαα ααα»ααα αααααααΆαα₯α‘αΌαααααα·αααΆααα·ααα α αααΆααααΆααααααα αααααΆααααααΆα αααα»ααααα»αααααΌαααΆααααααΌααααααααΈααααααα αααααΊαα½αααααααααΆααΆααααααΆαα’αΆα ααΉααααααΆα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆααααΎααααΈαααααΆαα αΆαα·ααααααααα αΆα’αα·ααααΆ α αΎααααααΆαααααΆαααααααΎα±αααααααααΆαααΆααααα α»αα ααα»αααααα½ααααααααα ααΊααΆαααα‘αΎαααααααΆαααααααΈαααα αααα’αΆα αααα»αα±αααααααααΆαααΎαα‘αΎααα·ααΒ α’ααα αΉα ααΎααΎααα½αααααΎαααΆαααΆ? αααααααΎαα·ααααααα’αα·ααααΆ αα·ααααΆαααΆαααααααΆααα αααΌααααααααΆααΆααααα αααααΆα αααα αααααααΆααΆααΉαα’αΆα αααα»αα±ααααΆαα αααΆαα½αα ααα½ααα ααΎααΈααααΆαααΆαα αα»α αα·ααααααααΆαα αα αΌαααααααααααα ααα»αααααΆα αααΎαααΆααα»αα·αααα·αα·ααα’αααΈαα·ααααααααΆααααΈαααα αααααΆααΌαα ααα»ααααΎα±αααααααααΆαααααΈααααααΆαααααΆααα α»α (Market priced in)α |English Version| The Federal Reserve (The FED) The FEDβs Hammack stands firm on the wait-and-see approach while not fully ruling out the interest rate cut, especially with the tariffs’ impact on hand. She stated that, βI donβt see a need to reduce unless we see material weakening on the labor side.β Especially when the job data we got recently is showing on the stronger side, while the inflation is still above the restrictive level. However, if the next data release suggests otherwise, then the odds would add more to the rate cut projections. If not, then the odds still weigh heavily on the rate hold. The market is now priced in for holding the rate in July with a likelihood of 95.3%, according to the CME Fedwatch Tool. US-Russia President Donald Trump threatened 100% sanctions on Russia in 50 days while imposing secondary sanctions on those who purchase oil from them, particularly from India and China, as Russian oil buyers. This comes when Trump loses his patience over the ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine war, while also providing the patriot missiles to Ukraine via NATO. According to Bloombergβs opinion, Andreas Kluth, this could be seen as the move that the US is trying to pressure Moscow into ending the war.Β Overall, the gold price now is lacking direction, as a mixed signal is being sent everywhere. One says to hold the interest rate for the sake of the inflation problem that could put the gold price down, and the other is seeking a higher tariff rate that could fuel more favor gold.Β So, what now? Focus on the inflation data and big bank earnings reports this week, as this will possibly spur some movement on the stock market and gold prices. As of now, many are optimistic about the data, which is why the gold price recently droppedβaka, the market priced in today’s data.
αααΆαααΆααααααααααα·αααααααααα αΆααααααΆα α αα·αααααΉαααααααΈ14 ααααααααΆ ααααΆα2025 ααΆαααααααααααΊααΆαααΆαααΆαααααααααα’αααΈααααΆαααΆαααααααα·α αα αα ααααα’αΆαααα·α αααααΆαα αααΎαααα’ααααΎααααΉαααα·ααΆαααααααΆαααααΆααααααΉαααααααααΆααααααααααΆααΆαα·αααΈ Donald Trump αα·ααααα αΆααααααΆαα·ααααααα αα αααα»ααααααΆα ααααααααααΒ ααΆαααα·αααα ααΌαα αααΆαααΆαααααααΆααααααΆααα·αααααααααα»αααααα ααααααΆαααααΆααααα αααα»ααααααΆα αααα BRICS ααααααααΆααΆαα·αααΈ Trump ααΆααααααΆααααααα 10% ααΎαααααααααααΆαααααα ααΎ “ααααααααΆααααααΆααα’αΆαααα·α” αααααααα»α BRICS ααΌα ααΆαααααααΈα αα»αααααΈ α₯ααααΆ α α·α α’αΆα ααααα·αααΆαααααΌα αα·ααααααααααααααααα αα·αα·αααΆαα·ααααααα ααααααααΆααΆαα·αααΈ Trump ααααΆαα αααα·αα·αααΆαα·αααααααααΆαα½αααΉαα’ααααΆαααααααααααΌααΆαα·αααααααααααΆααα αααα αΆααααααΎαααΈαααα 25% ααΎαααα·αααΆαα αΌαααΈαααααααααα»α αα·αααΌαααααΆαααααΌα αα αΌαααααααα 50% ααΎαααααααααααααΈα ααΌα αααα αΆααααα»αααΌαααΆαααΆααααααα ααΆααα’αααααααΉαα αΌαααΆααααΆαα ααααααΈ 01 ααααΈα αΆ ααααΆα 2025α α αΎαααααααα·α αα ααΆααα’ααααΉαααΆαα±ααΆαααααΎααααΆαααα»αααΆαα αα αΆα‘αΎααα·α ααΆαααΆαααααααααα‘αααα αα·α α¬αααααααααΉαααααΎαααααααα ααααααΆαααΆααααα αα·αα·αααααααα Trump ααΆααααααΆαααΆααααααααΆαααααααΎαααΎαααΆαααΆαααααααααα‘αααα αα·α α’αΆα ααΉαααααααα»αααΉαααΆαααα‘αΎαααααααααααα αααααΉαααΉαααα αααααΆααααΆααΆααααααΆαααα Jerome Powell ααααΌαααΆαααααΆαααΆαααααΆαααα»ααα·α αΆαααΆααΎααΆαααΆαααααΈααααα αααααΆαααααα½αααααΌααααααΆαααααΆααααΈαααααΆααΆαα·αααΈ Donald Trump α α αΎααααααααααααα William J. 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Barron “αααα»αα αα»αα’αΆα ααα½αααΆαα’αααααααααααααΈα αααΆαααααα ααααα·αααΎαααΆαα αα ααΆαα 20% ααααααααααα·αααΆαα αΌαααααΌαααΆα ‘ααα·α α¬ααααΆααααααΌααα αααα»ααα ααααα’αΆαααα·α’ ααααααΉαααααΌαααΆααα·ααα ααΎααΆαα·ααΆααααα·ααααααΆαααααα ααααα’αΆαααα·αα ααα»ααααβαααααΆααβαααβααα ααΎαβαα βαα·αβααΆααβααααΆααβαα βα‘αΎαβααα αααα»αα αα»α Netflix Inc αααα»αα αα»α Netflix ααααΆαααΎαα‘αΎαααααααααααα αΆααααΆααααΈααααααΆ α αΎαα₯α‘αΌαααα Morgan Stanley ααΆαααααααα½ααααααααααα αααααααα½ααα ααΎ Netflix ααΈ $1,200 ααα $1,450 α αΎαααΌααααΈαα Keybanc αα·α Wolfe Research ααααΆαααα‘αΎαααΆααααααα αα $1,390 αααα»ααα½αα αα»ααααααα ααΆααα’αααα»ααααααααα αΆαααΈααααααα·ααααα·αααααΆααααααΆααααΆαα αα»α Netflixα | English Version | Weekly Data Summary Report As ofβ July 14, 2025 Below is a summary of the United States, primarily based onβ critical events related to President Donald Trump, and the trade war, within the week. Disclaimer: Please note this is opinion-based; do not take it as investment advice. Key Highlight of the Week BRICS Trump also announced an additional 10% on countries aligning with the “anti-American policies” of the BRICS group, namely Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, and others. Trade Letter President Trump issued the trade letter with the tariff rate to the major trading partners, starting off with 25% tariffs on goods imported from Japan and South Korea, ranging to 50% tariffs on Brazil, as shown in the image below: All of these are set to be effective on August 01, 2025. And all the economies have an equal opportunity to renegotiate, reciprocate, or even concede; however, Trump’s letter warned that any countries choosing to reciprocate would face double the original rate Meanwhile, the Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is reportedly considering resignation due to intense pressure from President Donald Trump. And while William J. Pulte, chairman of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, has commented on these reports, Powell himself has not officially confirmed them. β Should Powell resign, gold prices would likely rise. This is because Trump aims to significantly lower interest rates to address the national debt, and Powell’s opposition has been a key obstacle. Overall, Trump focused heavily on imposing new tariffs, including 25% tariffs on Japan and South Korea, a 10% additional tariff on BRICS-aligned countries, and threats of 35% and 50% tariffs on Canada and Brazil, respectively this week. And all of these are causing some upward movement for the gold price. So as long as the trade dispute remains, the gold is likely to go up and vice versa. The Market Reaction The gold price continues to trend higher after a rebound last week as the uncertainty arises around the trade agreement between US President Donald Trump and his major trading partners. At the same time, the stock market dropped last week by -0.31%, especially when the copper tariffs were being imposed at 50% under Trumpβs trade policy. Looking Forward Economic Indicators: U.S. inflation data, including the consumer price index and producer price index, will be in the spotlight for this week, especially since Trump startedβ the trade war once again.Β Even some Federal Reserve members were split at the last FOMC meeting minutes, with a belief that the trade tension could only spark one-time inflation, while the inflation projection was softened; we cannot fully deny that inflation wonβt be the problem for the US economy as well. In fact, both inflation rates have risen since April, so if this data continues to show a continuous rise, then we are likely to see more odds supporting holding the rate longer or even possibly reducing the probability in September as well. And vice versa for softer printed CPI and PPI. The rate cut projection stands on hold with the rate with odds of 93.3% as of Monday, 14 July 2025. Earning Calendar At the beginning of the week, we will have the bank earnings report from Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, Citigroup, Bank of America, etc. But do be cautious on Thursday; two major earnings reports will be released, including Taiwan Semiconductor and Netflix. Taiwan Semiconductor Despite a short-term profit-taking, looking into a bigger picture, the Taiwan Semiconductor surged by more than 50% in the past three months, a.k.a. βMore than Nvidia, showing a rising demand for high-end chip manufacturing and an optimistic outlook from the investor. β According to Dow Jones & Co. Barron, βThe company might benefit from a tariff rule that says if at least 20% of an imported item’s value is ‘produced or transformed in the U.S.,’ the tariffs will be levied on the non-US content.β But for now, we are still unsure. Netflix Netflix has also risen high since April, and now Morgan Stanley adjusted its Price Target on Netflix to $1,450 from $1,200, and even Keybanc and Wolfe Research also raised it to around $1,390 per share; all are suggesting a positive rating for the Netflix stock.