Gold Price Drivers: What You Need to Know ααΆαααΆαααΉαααΌαα·ααΆααααααααααΆα ααΆαααΆαααΉααααααααΌαα·ααΆααααααααααΆααααΆαα’α»αΈααααΆα’αα αααααα αα·ααααααα αααΆα αααΆαα αααααααααα»αα‘αΎα αααααΊααΆαααΆαααΎαα‘αΎαααα ααα½αα’αααααααΆαα αα·αααΆααααααααααΆαααΆααααα αααΎααα αααα»ααααααααα½ααα αααααΆααααα»αα±αααα·αα·αααα·αααΆαααααααα ααΎαααααααααααΆααα»ααααα·ααΆααααααααααα ααΆααααααααΆααΆααα ααααα’αΆαααα·α αα·αααΆαααΆααααααααααα ααααα αααα½αααααααααααααΆααΆαα·αααΈααα Donald Trump ααΊααΆαααΆααααααααααααααααΆααααααααα’αΆαααα·α αααααΈααΆαα·αααΌαααΆαααΆαααΆααααααΈααΈααααΆαααααααβ αααααΊααααΌαααΆαααααΎαααΆααααααΆαα½αα ααα½αααααααα αΆαααΆ ααΈααααΆααα ααααΆαααΆααααααααΆα αα ααΎααΆαααΎαα‘αΎααααααα αΆαααα»αα ααΆααααααα αααααΆαααααΎα±αααα½αααααααααααΆααααααααααααααααααααααΆααΆααα ααααα’αΆαααα·αααΆαααΈαααααα»αα αα½αααΆαα½αααΉαααΆααααααΆααα αααΆααααααΆαααααα Moody’s ααΆαααΈαααααα»ααααα»α αα·ααααα αΆαααα»αααααααα»αααΆα αααα’αΆα αααα»αα±αααα·αααααααΆααααααααααααΆααα»α αααααΆααααα·αα·αααα·αααααααααα·αααααααααααααααΆααααΉαα αΆαα·ααααααααΆαααααααα αααααααααααΆαααααΌαα’αααα·αααΆαααΆααααα αααΎααα αααα»αααΈααααΆαααΌααααααααα»ααα ααααα’αΆαααα·α αα·ααααααα±αααα½αααααααΎαααΎααααααααααααααα·αααααΆααα»ααααα·ααΆαααΆαααα ααΌα ααΆααα ααααααΏα(ααΆα)α ααα·ααααΆαααααα½αα αα»αααααΆααααα Trump αααααΆαααα·αααΆααα·α αα αααααααααααΆαα·ααααααα αα·αααΆααΆααΈααααΆαα‘αΎααα·αααΆααΆααααΉαα’αΆα ααΆαααααααα αΆαα·ααααααα»α αααααΆαααααααΆαααΆααααα αααΎααααααΈααααΆαααΉααααααααααααΌαααΆαααΆααααα»ααααααααααα ααΆβαα·αααβαα βαααβαααβα’α»αΈααααΆα’ααβααααβααΆαβαααα αΆαβααααααβαααααβααα αααβααααααβααΆαβαα·αβα αααΆααβααΆααβαααα»αβααΈααααΆαα ααΎαααΈααα ααΌαααααααααα ααααααΆαααΎαα‘αΎααα·ααααααααααΆααααααααα»αααΆαααααααΈαααα αα½αααΆαα½αααΉααααα»ααααααΆαα½αααΉαααα·ααααααα»ααααα»αααα»αα ααα½α 234.9% (ααααα IMF) αααα’αΆα αααααα±αααααΆααΆααααααΆαα’αΆαααα·αααααΎα’αααααΆααααααΆαα αααααΈααΆαααα»αα αα»ααααα»αα ααα½α 2 ααΆα 3 ααΆααααααΆααααααΆα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆαααααααααΆααΆααααααΆααααα»ααα ααααααααααα (ααααα ααΆαααΆααααααααα·ααΆααΈααααααααα»α) ααα»ααααααααα·αααΎααΈααααΆαααααααααΆααΆααααααΆαααα‘αΎαα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆαααααααα ααΆααΉαααΆαα αΆαα·ααααααα·ααααα·αααα»αααΆαααααααααααΆααααα |English Version| Geopolitical Tension A growing geopolitical tension between Israel, Yemen, and Gaza continued to spark, raising more death toll and starvation within, while pushing investors to seek safe-haven assets further. US Treasury selloff and Tax cut President Donald Trumpβs other agenda in his presidential term is to reduce the tax bills for US citizens, but not many agree with this. As this continues, there are signs of growing concerns over the debt load, which has led to a US Treasuriesβ long-term bond selloff on Wednesday. Along with Moodyβs downgrade last Friday and debt piles, this could trigger yields to become more expensive as investors seek higher yields against the risk associated, bringing more instability within the US bond market and forcing them to choose a safer haven asset such as the yellow metal. Opinionated: Unless Trump stabilizes the trade agreement and reassures the market that he will possibly reduce the debt risk, then there is a greater likelihood that the market will continue to favor the gold demand in the long term. Especially when Israel continues to strike other countries, adding more uncertainty in the market. In fact, do watch out for the recent spike in Japan bond yield along with 234.9% debt to GDP (IMF source), which could possibly force the Federal Reserve to intervene. Although two-thirds of Japanese companies support holding the Bank of Japan rate decision for now, according to the Japan Corporate Survey, but if the market forces the other way around, then the risk of a debt crisis would be higher.
Gold prices and Oil prices extended further amid uncertainty arising last night. αααααααΆαααΆαααΎαα‘αΎααααααααΉα 3316.14 αα»ααααΆααααα»ααα½αα’αα αααααααααα WTI ααΆαααΎαα‘αΎαααα 64.55 αα»ααααΆααααα»ααα½αααΆαααα αααααΆααααΈαα»αααααααΆαααααααΆααΆααααααΆαα’αΆαααα·α ααααααΆααααΆαααΎαα‘αΎαααΆαααΆαααΉαααΌαα·ααΆααααααααααΆαα ααΆαααααααααααΊααΆααααααΆαααααΈααα½αα ααα½αα αααΆααΆααααααΆαα’αΆαααα·α αααΆαα·ααααΆααΆααααααΆαα’αΆαααα·α (Federal Reserve) ααΈαααΌαααααααααααααΆαααΆαααααα ααΎααΆααααααΆα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆαααααααααααΆαααΈααααα·α αααααΆααααα½αααααΆαααΎαααΈααΆαααΎαα‘αΎαααααααΎαα αΆαα·αααα’αα·ααααΆ ααααααΆααααΆαααααααααααααααΆαααΆαααΈααααΆαααΆαααΆαααΈαααααααααα½αααααααα ααΆααααααα αα½ααααααα»ααα·α αΆαααΆααΆ ααΎαααααααα’αΆα ααΉααααααΎαααααααααα·ααααα α¬ααα’αΆα ααααα±ααα’ααααΆα’αα·ααααΆααΆααααααα’α·ααααα»ααααααααααα ααΆαααΆαααΉαααΌαα·ααΆααααααααααΆαα α’α»αΈααααΆα’αα-α’α»αΈαααα αααααΆααααααααααααΆα ββCNN αααααΆαααααΈααΆααααΎαααΆααααααααΆααααααΈαααααα ααααα’αΆαααα·αααΆααααααΆααααΆ “α’α»αΈααααΆα’αααααα»ααααα ααααααΆααααΆαααΆααααα αΆαααΎαααα ααααα»αααααα’αααα’α»αΈαααα” αααα’αΆα ααΆααΆαααααααααΆαααααΆαα αα αΆ αα·ααααααΎαααΆααα·αα αααΆααααΆαααα αααα»ααααααααααα·αααΌαααΆα ααΆααααααα ααΆαα αα αΆααΎαααααα·ααΈαα»αααααα’αααααααααα Trump ααΆαα½αα’α»αΈααααααΊα’αΆα ααΆααα ααααΆααααααΌααααααααΆαααΆαααΉα ααα»αααααααα‘ααααααΎααα·ααα ααααα’α»αΈααααΆα’ααααΆαααΈααααα·ααα·α αααα’αΆα ααΉαααΆαααΆααααα»ααααα‘αααΈαααααΆααααααα Trumpα αααααΊ αα·ααα ααααα’α»αΈααααΆα’ααααΊα’αΆα α αΆαααα»αααΆααΆααΆαααααΆαααα αα αααααααα±ααααΆααααααααΆααααααααααΆααα αα·ααααααΆαα±ααααα»αααααααΆααααΆα αααΎαααΆαα ααΌα βα’αααΈβαααβααΆαβααΎαβα‘αΎαβαα βα αααΆα αααΆβαααα αααβααΈααΆαααΆαβααΆ αααααα·αααΆαααααααΆααα αααΆααααΆ α’α»αΈααααΆα’ααα’αΆα ααΉαααααΎααΆαααΆααααα αΆαααΆαααΆαααΎαααΎαααΆαααααα “Golden Dome” – αααααΆααΆαα·αααΈ Donald Trump ααα Trump ααΆαααΆαααα α·αααααΆαα½αααΉαααΆαααααΆαααα αααααααΎαα‘αΎαααααΆαααΆαααΉααααΆααααααααααααΆααα’αΆαα»ααα»αααααα’ααα ααΌα ααααα₯α‘αΌααααααΆααααΆαααααΎα±αααααααΎαααααααααααΆαααΆαααΈαα»αΈα(Missiles) αααααΆααααααααΆ “Golden Dome” αααα’αΆα ααΆαααΆααα ααΎααΈαα»αΈα(Missiles)αα·αααΆαα ααα α’αΆααΆα α¬αα ααΎααΈαααααα ααΆααααααα Dome αααβααΉαβααααΌαβααααΎβαααα»αβααααααβαααα αα 3 ααααΆα α αΎαβααΉαβααααΌαβα αααΆαβααα·ααΆβαααααΆα 175 ααΆααβααΆαβαα»ααααΆαα |English Version| Gold prices extended to US$3316.14 per ounce, while WTI crude oil surged to US$64.55 per barrel following the Federal Reserveβs speeches and escalation in geopolitical tension. Here are some updates:Β The Federal Reserve Another two Federal Reserve members voted for the βwait and seeβ policy approach once again last night, as risks are likely to come from both sidesβinflation and labor market conditionsβfrom the tariff effects. In fact, they stressed whether these tariffs may come as a one-time thing or are likely to become a persistent inflation over the long run. Geopolitical Tension: Israel-Iran According to CNN, new US intelligence stated that βIsrael is preparing for a potential strike on Iranian nuclear facilities,β which could hinder any progress of negotiation and increase volatility in the Middle East. Although Trumpβs dismantlement of nuclear program negotiations with Iran could possibly lead to easing tension, Israelβs last night move could be seen otherwise. Meaning that this could be a potential threat that possibly leads to large-scale war escalation and results in many deaths, just like what happened in Gaza. However, whether Israel’s strike comes or not is yet to be confirmed. βGolden Domeβ- President Donald Trump Trump is growing frustrated with the rising threat of tension between nuclear-armed countries; he has now proposed to build the missile defense system called βGolden Dome,β which can envision both ground-based and space-based capabilities, able to detect and intercept missiles at different stages of flight. This dome will be done in about 3 years and will cost an estimated $175 billion.
Market Dose: The Federal Reserve, Russia-Ukraine, Israel, and China. αααΆαα·ααααΆααΆααααααΆαα’αΆαααα·α (Federal Reserve) αα½αα ααα½ααα ααααΆαααααααααααα»αααΆααααααΆα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆαα αααααΈααΆααααΆαααΆαααααααα·α αα αα ααααΆαααΆαααααα·α ααααα·α ααΆαα·ααααα ααΎαααα αΆα’αα·ααααΆ αα·αααααΆαααΆαααΈααααΆαααΆαααΆααααααα ααΆααααααα ααα»ααααα½αα ααα½αααΆαααΎαα‘αΎαααΆ αααααα ααααααΆααααΆααααααΆααα αααΆααααααΆααααααΆαααΆαααααααα·α αα α’αΆαααα·ααααααααα»αα αα»α Moody’s α’αΆα ααΉαααααααΆααΆααααααΎαααααααα·α αα αα½αααααΆα ααΆαα·ααααα ααΎαααα αΆα’αα·ααααΆ ααΆααα·αα·ααα ααααααΆαααααα αΆαααα»αααΎαα·ααααααααααΆαααααααααΆααΆαααααα’αΆαααα·αα αααΆαααΆααααα α₯α‘αΌαααααα·ααααααΆαααααααΆαααααΆααααΆααααααααΌααααα‘αΎα αααααΊααααΌαααΆαααΆααα ααΎαα·αααααααααααααααα αααα ααΈααα αααΆαα·αααααΆαααααααααΆααΆααααααΆαα’αΆαααα·αααα Bostic ααΆααααααααΌαααααα»ααα½αααΆ αα½αααα’αΆα ααΉαααΆαααααααα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆααα ααα½α 1 αααα αααα»αααααΆαααα αααααααααα CME Fedwatch Tool ααΆααααα αΆαααΆ ααααααΆαα ααα½αααΆααα·α ααΆα 10% ααΎααΆαααΆαααααααα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆααααΆαα·α αα ααααα»ααααααΆααα ααΆααα·ααΆααααΆαααΆααα»αααααΈ-α’αα»αααααα αααααΈααΆααΆαα αα αΆαα·α αα αααααααααααααα·ααΆαα αΆααααααΎααα ααααα αααααααα ααα»ααααααΆααα·ααααα αΆααααΌα ααΆααΆααααΆαααα α ααα»α αααα αααααααααα’ααααααααααα»ααααα½αααΆαααααα ααΎαα·ααΈααΆαααααααα Trump αααα»αααΆααααα αααααααααΆαα αααααΊαα½αααααΎαααΎαααΈααΆααα·αα αααΆααααΆαααα αααα»ααα»αααααααΆααααααΆααα ααΏαβαα½αβααααΆααβααΆααβααΊβααααα ααα’αΆα ααΉαααΆααααααααααααααααα ααΎβαα»αααααΈ α¬βααΆαβααΉαβαααααΌαβαααααΆαα»αβααααΈαβαα βα’αα»αααααααααα ααααα·αααΎαα·α αα αα·ααΆααααΆααααα ααααααα αααααααΆαα’α»αΈααααΆα’αα-α αααΆα αααΆ α’α»αΈααααΆα’ααααΆααααααΆααααααΆαααααααΎαααααα αααΆα αααΆααΆααααΈααΆαααααααΆαα’ααααΆααα αααααΆααααααΆααααα»ααααααΆααα·α 43 ααΆαααα α αααΆα αααΆ αααααΆααααΈααααΆααΆααααααΆα±αααααααΆαααααΆα‘αααααΈααα αααα»αααΈαααα»α Khan Younis ααΆαααΆαααααΌα ααααααα½ααα»αααα “ααΆαααΆααααα αΆαααααα·αααααΆααααΆαααΈαα»ααα” α αααααααααα’α»αΈααααΆα’ααααΆααααααΆααΆααΉαααααααααααααααα αααΆα αααΆααΆααααΌα ααααΉαααΆαααΆα αααΎαααααΈαα ααΈα αα½αααΆαααααααααα αααα»αα αααααα’ααααααα ααΆααΆαα αα·αααΆααΆααΆ ααΆαααααΆαααα ααα’α»αΈααααΆα’ααααααα·αααΎααΏαααααα ααααααα α’αΆαααα·α-α α·α ααααααα α·αααΆααααα»αα±αααα ααααα’αΆαααα·ααααααααΌααααααΆαααααΎααΆαααΆαα αααααααααΈα ααΆαα·ααααααα αα ααΎαααααααΈααααααααα»αα αα»α Huawei ααααα·αααΎαα ααααα’αΆαααα·ααα·αα ααααααααα»αααΉααα·ααΆαααΆαααααααααααααααααΎα‘αΎααααααααααα α·ααααααα |English Version| Several Federal Reserve members remain faithful to having a βwait and seeβ approach, despite having an uncertain outlook over the inflation problem and labor market conditions. Some also repeatedly said that tariffs and Moodyβs downgrade will continue to hinder the economic situation, particularly in the inflation problem, investment, and debt piling on the US treasury bond yield. Yet, now is not a time for adjusting things that may need to seek further guidance from the data dependence. One member, the Federal Reserveβs Bostic, signaled one rate cut this year, while the CME Fedwatch Tool stands at less than 10% on cutting the rate in the next meeting. Russia-Ukraine Talk Although the peace deal negotiation starts on Monday, the progress seems to stall at some point while some are raising concerns over Trumpβs diplomatic efforts to end the war, as things become less certain in his speech. One thing for sure is that he has not left out the possible sanctions on Russia or fresh weapons shipments to Ukraine yet. Israel-Gaza War Israel has bombarded Gaza since midnight, which has killed at least 43 people in Gaza after the military ordered Palestinians in the southern city of Khan Younis to flee ahead of an βunprecedented attackβ. While Israel pledged to take control over the whole of Gaza, many leaders from unions, including those in the United Kingdom, France, and Canada, threatened Israel if this continued. US-China China urged the United States to adjust chip export controlsβparticularly referring to Huawei chipsβunless the US wants to face more measures taken by China.
αααΆαααΆααααααααααα·αααααααααα αΆααααααΆα ααα·αααααΉαααααααΈ19 ααα§αααΆ ααααΆα2025 ααΆαααααααααααΊααΆαααΆαααΆαααααααααα’αααΈααααΆαααΆαααααααα·α αα αα ααααα’αΆαααα·α αααααΆαα αααΎαααα’ααααΎααΌα ααΆααααααααα·α αα ααααΉαααα·ααΆαααααααΆαααααΆααααααΉαααααααααΆαα·ααααααααααααααααΆααΆαα·αααΈ Donald Trump ααΆαα½αααααΌααΆαα·ααααααα ααααααΆαααααααααααα½ααααααααΆααα αααα»ααααααΆα αααααααααα ααΆαααα·αααα ααΌαα αααΆαααΆαααααααΆααααααΆααα·αααααααααα»αααααα ααΌα ααΆααααααααα·α αα αα·ααα·ααα αααααααΆααΆααααααΆαα’αΆαααα·α ααααα·αααΎαα·α αΆαααΆαα ααΎααααΆαααΆαααααααα·α αα ααΊααΆαααΌα ααΆααααααααα·α αα ααααΆααα ααα½αααΈαααααααααααααααΆαααααΆαααααα»αααΆααααααΉαααααΆαααΆαααααααα·α αα αααααα ααααα’αΆαααα·αα αα½αααΊααΆαα·ααααααα’αα·ααααΆααααΈα’αααααααΎααααΆαα αα·αα’αααααα·α ααααα ααααΆαααααα·αααΎαααΈααααα·αααααα α αΎααα½ααααααΊαα·αααααααααααΌαααΆα (ααΆααααααΆα) αααααΆαααα α»αααΆααααα αααΎαααΆααα»α ααααααααααααΆαααΆααα·αα αααΆααααΆαααα αααα»αααΈααααΆα ααααααΆαααααα αΆα’αα·ααααΆαα ααααααα·α αα α αα·ααααααααΆααααΈαααααα»ααααααααα»αα±ααααΆαααΆααααααααΆα ααΆααααα αααΎα αααααΊααΆααΆαααα ααΎααΆαα αΆαααΆααααα αΆααααα ααααααΆαα½αααΉαααααΎαααααααα·α αα α’αΆαααα·αα ααΆαααααα αα·αααααααααααααααα’αΆαααααααααααααα Michigan ααΆαααααΆααα α»αααΆαααΆααα»α ααααααααΆαααααΆααααα’αααΈα’αα·ααααΆααΆαααΎαα‘αΎαα αααα ααΈααα ααΆαααααΆααααααΆα αααΎααααααΆαααΆαααααααααΆααααααΆαα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆααα αΆααααΈα ααα½α 3 αα ααααααΆααααααΆαα ααα½α 2 α¬β 1 αααα·ααα αααα»αααααΆααααα αααααΆα ββCME Fedwatch Tool ααΆαααΆαααααααα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆααα’αΆα ααΉαααΆαα ααα½α 2 ααα ααααααΆαααααΆααααααααααα ααααααΆαααΆααααα ααΌααα·α αΆαααΆααΈααΆαααΎαα‘αΎααααα αΆαααα»ααα αα ααααα’αΆαααα·α ααα Moody’s ααΆαααΆαααααααα’ααααΆα₯αααΆααααααα ααααα’αΆαααα·αααΈ Aaa αα Aa1 ααΆαααΈαααααα»ααα α αΎααααααααΆαααααΎα±αααααααααΆαααΎαα‘αΎαααααα·α ααααααα αααααΎαααααΆαα ααΆαααααΆααααααΌααααα’αΆα ααααααααΆααααα½αααΆααααα’αααΈααΈααααΆαααααα·α αα·αααΆαα’ααααα·αα·ααααα ααααααΆααα αααααα αααα»αααΈααααΆαααΆαα αα»αα ααααααααΆααΆαα·αααΈ Donald Trump ααα Trump ααΆαααΆαααα α·αααα αααααα·α αα αα·αααααααΉααααααααααααααααΆαααααααααααα»αααΆααααααααααα½ααα·α αα ααααααααααααΆααα»αααααΈ αα·αα’αα»αααααα αααααααααααΆαααααΈααααααααΆααΈααΆααααΈαα ααααααΆαααααΎα±αααα·α αα αααααααααααΆαααααα·ααΆααααα ααα αααβααΆαβαααα ααβααΎβαααααΆαβαααααβααΆ αααβαααααβααΉαβαα·ααΆαβααΆαα½αβααααΆααβααΉαααΆαβααααβαααα½α (αααα α© αααβαα βααααα»ααΆ) ααΎααααΈβαααα αα Β«ααΆαβαααα αΌαβααΆαΒ» (αααααααΆα) αααα ααααα·ααααααΈααααΆαα αααααααΆαααΆαααααΆααα α»α 4.69% ααΈαααααΆα ααα»αα |English Version| Weekly Data Summary Report As ofβ May 19, 2025 Below is the summary of the United States, which is mainly based on economic indicators, critical events related to President Donald Trump’s trade conflict with other trading partners, and GOLD prices within this week. Disclaimer: Please note this is opinion-based; do not take it as investment advice. Economic Indicators and The Federal Reserve In the economic aspect, there are two major economic indicators that provide the most crucial information regarding the US economic situation. One is the inflation data from consumers and producers, which remains above the restrictive level, and another is the demand dataβretail sales, which scaled back ahead of an uncertain economic outlook and inflation pressure. Both are hindering consumer and business sentiment, which will likely restrain some consumption and growth within. As a result, Michigan consumer sentiment skewed lower this time while projections on inflation rose. With that in mind, several projections are downgrading from three rate cuts to one or two rate cuts this year. According to the CME Fedwatch Tool, two rate cuts stand on the bar as of today. Other Important News Regardless, do consider the rising debt problem in the U.S., which Moody’s reduced the U.S. credit rating from Aaa to Aa1 on Friday, and that can be explained by a recovering gold price. This move could have added more concerns about the market and led investors to profit-taking. President Donald Trump Market Reaction: GOLD prices dropped by 4.69% from last week.
Keep Updated: US-Iran Nuclear Deal, US inflation, and Recession odds.Β Β α’αΆαααα·α-α’ααΈααααααΎαα·α αα ααααααααααα»αααααα’ααα ααΆααααααΆαααα ααααΆαααααααΈαααααα ααΎααΆαααΆαααααααααααααααααΎαααααααααα’ααΈαααα ααααααΆααααΆαααααΆαααα ααααΆαααΆααααα αΆααααααααααΆ ααααα·αααΎαα·α αα ααααααααααα·αααΆααααααα αα»αααααα’αΆα ααααΎα±αααααααΆαααα αααααααααα·α αα ααααα’ααΈαααα ααΆαα·αααααΆαααΆαα αααααααα ααα Trump ααΆαααααΆαααΆααααΈαααααααααΆ “ααΉαααααΎα±ααααΆαααΆαα αααααααααααΆααα α»ααα αΌααααααΌααα” ααΎααααΈαααααααααααααΆααααααα αα·ααααααα·ααΈαα»αααααα’αααα αααααΈααΆαααΆαααΆααααα αααααΆαααααα bloomberg ααα Trump ααΆαααΎαα‘αΎαααΆ “αα·α αα ααααααααααα»αααααα’αααα’ααΈααααα’αΆα ααΉααα·ααααααα α αΎα” ααααααααααΌαααααα»αααΆα’αΆα ααΉαααΆαααΆααααα ααααΆαααΆαααΉααααΆααα ααααα’αΆαααα·α αα·αα’ααΈααααααΆαααααΆαααααα αααααΆααΆααααΆα’ααααα½αααααααααααααααααα αα·ααααααααααααα·α αα α’αΆαααα·α ααΆαααααΆααα α»ααααα·ααααααα’αα·ααααΆααΆααααα αΆαααΆα’αΆααΈαααααααΆα’αααααα½ααααΆααααααΌαααααααααα·αα‘αΎαααααααα αααααΊαα·αααα‘αΎααααααααα·ααα ααΆααα’ααααα·αααααα ααΎααααΈααΆαααΆαααΈααΆαααααΆααα α»ααααααααΌαααΆαααααΎααααΆααα ααΌααααΈαααααααΆαααααααα·ααΌα’αΆαααα·ααα Pantheon Macroeconomics ααα Samuel Tomb ααΆααα·ααΆαααΆ “αααααΆαααααααα α’αααα ααα αΆααα·ααααααααΆαα αααΆαααααααααΆααα’ααααααααα’αααααααΎααααΆαααα”α ααΎαααΈααα α’αα·ααΆααααΆααΆααααααΆαααα Michael Barr ααααΆααααααΆαα’αααΈα αΆαα·αααααααΆαααααΆαααααααααααααΆαααααααααααααααααΆααααααΉααααααααααΆαααΆααααααα ααααααααα’αΆα ααΉααααα»αα±ααααααααα·α αα ααααΆααα α»α ααααααααααααΆαα αΆαα·αααα’αα·ααααΆα αα ααααα·ααΆαα’αααΈα’αΆααΈαααααααααΆαααΌα αααααΆαααααα·αααααααΆαααα½αααΆαααααΆαααααα αΈααΆα ααααα·αααΆααΎααΆαα’αα·ααααΆααααα αααααΆααΉαααααΆααααααααα·ααααα·ααΆαα’αΆααΈααααααααααα½ααα α αΎαα’αΆα ααΆααα ααααΆααααααααα αααααααααααΆααααααα·ααααα·αααα»αα αα»α JPMorgan Chase & Co. ααα Jamie Dimon αααα·αααΆαα αααΆαα ααααΌαααααααΆαααααΆαααΆααα·ααααα·ααααααα·α αα αα α‘αΎααα αααααΆαααΆααα·αα αααΆααααΆααααΆαααααααΈααααα αααβααΆαβααΎαβα‘αΎαβααΆ ααΆαβαααβααα αΆαβααβαααααβααΈβαα ααααβα’αΆαααα·α αα·αβα α·αβααΎβααααβααβααΆβααΏαβααα’ α αΎαβαααααΉαβααΆβααΉαβααααβαααα»αβαααβαααβαααα ααααααΆαααΆααααα ααΆααα·αααααΆαααααααΆαααααααααΉαααΆαα±ααααΆαααΆαααααΆααα α»αααααΆααα·αα·ααααααααα αααααΆαααΆαα±αααααΆααΆααααααΆαααΆααααααΎαααΈαα ααΊααΆααααααΌααααααααααααααΆαααΌαα·αααααα» ααΎααααΈααΆαααααααααααΎαααααααα·α αα α¬ααΆαααΉααααααΉαααΎααααΈααααα»ααααααααΆααααΉααααα αΆα’αα·ααααΆα α₯α‘αΌαααα ααΈααααΆαααΏααΆααααΆαα½αααα’αΆα ααΉαααΆαααααααα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆαααα αααα»ααααααααΆαααααΎαααααΆαα§ααααα CME Fedwatch Tool α αααααααααααα Trump ααααααΆαααααααΆαααΎααΆαααΆαααααααα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆαααα αααααΆαα½αααΆαααααα αααααΊααΆααααΏααΆαα·αααΆαα’αα·ααααΆααα₯α‘αΌααααα |English Version| US-Iran on Nuclear Deal A recent threat to impose Iranβs oil sanctions and repeated threats of military strikes if deals are gone have been troubling Iranβs economy, particularly oil exports. Trump threatened to βdrive oil exports to zeroβ once again in order to stop terrorist activities and the nuclear programs. Yet, according to Bloomberg sources, Trump mentioned βgetting close to an Iran nuclear deal,β hinting at a possible ending to US-Iran tension, which may also involve help from Qatar. US Economic data Softer inflation data are suggesting that businesses are absorbing additional costs from imports to maintain the demand for consumption, especially when the demand recently has been pulling back, as shown in the retail sales figures yesterday. Even the Chief US economist at Pantheon Macroeconomics, Samuel Tomb, stated that, βFor now, distributors are not passing on all these extra costs to consumers.β Furthermore, Federal Reserve Governor Michael Barr also warned of the risk of supply chain disruption related to tariffs imposed, as this could lead to slower growth and inflation risk. When it comes to small businesses that have limited access to loans, high inflation would disrupt their business operations and possibly lead to bankruptcy. While JPMorgan Chase & Co. Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon also did not rule out the possibility of having a recession, given the recent uncertainty. He mentioned that a step back from both the US and China on tariffs is a good thing and hoped to continue over the long run; however, high uncertainty would also lead to a decline in investment.Β This has led the Federal Reserve to have two choices: either easing the monetary policies to support economic growth or tightening to combat the inflation problem. Odds now stand for a rate cut in September, according to the CME Fedwatch tool. While Trump continues to put pressure on for rate cuts anytime soon, he believes there is no inflation now.Β
Tonight’s Focus: Tracking the Consumer Price Index αααααααααααααααααα·αααΈα’αααααααΎααααΆαα! ααααα α§:α£α ααΆααΈααααααααα ααααα»ααΆ αααααΈααΆααΆαααΆααααααΌααααααααααααΈααααααααΆαα·αααααααααααα ααααα·αααΆααααααΆα’αα·ααααΆααΉαα’αΆα αααααααα½αααααΆαααααααα αααααΊαααααΆαααααΎαααΈααΆαααΎαα‘αΎαααΌααα·ααααααααΆαααααααΈαααααα αααα»ααααΆαααΆαααααααα ISM αααααααα·ααααααα»ααααα»αααα»α αα·αααααααΆαααααΆαααααααααααα ααΎαααΈααα ααααααααΆααααΆααΆααααααΆαα’αΆαααα·α Powell ααααΆαααΎαα‘αΎαααΈαααα αΆααααΆαααΎαα‘αΎαα’ααααΆα’αα·ααααΆ αα·αα’ααααΆα’αααααααΆαααΆαααΆαααααΎααααα ααΆαα·ααααα ααΎαα·ααααααα’αα·ααααΆααααα·αααΆαααααα αΌαα’αΆα αΆα αα·αααΆαααα αααααααΆααααααΆ ααααα·αααΎ CPI α‘αΎααααααααΌα ααΆαααααΉααα»α ααΆααΉααααααΆααα ααΎααααααΆαααααααΆααΆααααααΆαα’αΆαααα·αα’αΆα ααΉαααΆαααααααα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆαααααααααααα αααααΊααΌα α’αααΈααααααα»αα αα»α Goldman Sach ααΆαααααΆααααααΆα’αΆα ααΉαααΆαααααααα ααα½α 1 αααααα»αααααααΌααααΆααααα ααΎαα·αααΌα αααααα ααααα·αααΎαα·ααααααααΆαααααα·αααΆαααΆαααΆαααααΉααα»α αααααΆααΉαααααααααααααΆαααααα½αααα’αΆα ααΉαααΆαααααααα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆαα ααΎααααΈαα½ααααααααΆααααα αΆα±αααΆααααα»α ααΌα α’αααΈαααααα Trump αααα»αααααΆααΆαα |English Version| Consumer Price Index Alert! Time: 7:30 PM Cambodia time Despite some easing from the trade conflicts, this does not mean that inflation will be immediately affected, aka the consumer price index tonight. This is evidence of a recent rise in the ISM price report, Gross domestic product pricing, and other crucial pieces of information. Also, bear in mind that Powell cited “an upside risk to both inflation and unemployment rate”, especially when it comes to core inflation dataβa stickiest one. This also means that if the CPI comes in higher than expected, this will diminish more rate cuts, just like what Goldman Sachs projected to lower once this year, starting in December. Otherwise, lower than expected reading would add more odds on a rate cut, which will help with the debt deficit problem, just as what Trump has committed to.
US-China Trade Thaw: Tariffs Slashed, Recession Odds Drop, Gold Prices Dip ααΆαααΈαααα·ααα·α αα ααααα’αΆαααα·ααα·αα α·αααΆααααααΆαααΈααΆαααΆααααααααααααααααααα½αααΆααααααα’αΆαααα αααα αΆααααααΎαααΈαααα 145% αα 30% ααΎαααα·αααΆαα αΌαααααα α·α αα·αααααααΈ 125% αα 10% ααΎαααα·αααΆαα αΌααααααα ααααα’αΆαααα·ααααααΆααααααααααΈαα αααααΉαααααΌαα α»αα αααααααΆαα ααααααΈ 14 α§αααΆ ααααΆα 2025α αααααΈααΆαα·α αα αααααααααααααα·αααΆαααααα αΌαααααααΎαααααα ααα α’αΆαα»αααΈαααΌα α¬α±ααααααα ααα»αααααααααααΌαααΆαα αΆαααα»αααΆααΆααα αΆααααααα½αααααααα ααααΆααααααααΆαααΆαααΉαααΎαααααααααΆαααααααααΆααααΈααααα ααΆααααααααα ααααααααΆααΆαα·αααΈ Donald Trump ααααΆαααΎαα‘αΎααααααααΆ “ααΎαααΉαααΆααααααααααααααααΆαααΆαααααααααααΆ αααααΊβααΆα’αΆα ααααΆααα α»αααΈ 59% αα 80% αα 90%” αααα’αΆα αααα»αα±ααααΆαααααααα·α αα αα ααΈαααααΆααααααΆααα»αα·αααα·αα·ααα ααΎαααΈααα αααα»αα αα»α Goldman Sachs ααΆααααααΆαααααααΆααααα’αΆαααα·αα’αΆα ααΉαααααααα»αααΉααα·ααααα·ααααααα·α αα ααααααΉααα 35% αααααΆααααΈαα·α αα αααααααααααΆαα·ααααααααααΆααα ααααα’αΆαααα·α αα·αα α·αααααΌαααΆααααααΆαα ααΎαααΈααα αα½αααααααααΉαααΆααΉαααΎαααΆαααΆαααααααα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆαααααααααΆααΆααααααΆαα’αΆαααα·ααα αααα»αααααααΌ ααΆααΆαααααααααΆααααααα ααΌααααΈααα§ααααα CME Fedwatch ααααΆαααααααααααΌααΆαααΈααΈαααα½αα ααα½αααααΆαααΆαααααααα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆαααααααα ααΆβαααααα αααααβααΆαβααααβααααΆααβα α»αβαααα αα 3,206 αα»ααααΆαβαααα»αβαα½αβα’αα αααααΆαβααΆαβααΆαααΉαβααΆααααβααΌαααααΆαααΆααα»αα ααΌα αααα αααΆαααΆααααααααΆααααΈααααααααααΆαααα·αααΆα αα·ααααααΆαααααααΌα ααΆααααααΆ ααααααααααΆαααΉαααααΆααα α»αααααααααααααα»αααααααααααΈα ααααΈααΆαααααααα½ααααααΊααΆαααΎαα‘αΎαααΆαααΆαααΉαααααααααααααΆααααΈα αααα’αΆα ααΉααααα»αα±αααααααααΆαααΎαα‘αΎα (ααααα·αααΎααΏααααααΎαα‘αΎα)α αα·αααααααααααααααα αααααααααααααααααα·αααααα’αΆαααα·ααααααΉαααααααΆααααΈαααααααααα½ααααααα |English Version| Yesterday, the US and China finally temporarily reduced respective tariffs, starting from 145% to 30% on Chinaβs imported goods and duties from 125% to 10% on the USβs imported goods for three months, which will be signed on May 14, 2025. Although this agreement does not cover tariffs on cars, steel, aluminum, or pharmaceuticals, this comes as a huge step toward de-escalating the tension on tariffs between these two countries. In fact, President Donald Trump also mentioned that, βWe will slash the cost of prescription drug prices. It could come down from 59 to 80 to 90%,β which also fuels more expectations of having an optimistic outlook. With that in mind, Goldman Sachs downgraded their odds of recession forecast to 35% after the US-China trade agreement was announced, which was a lot lower compared to the previous figure. Plus, they also expect to see the FED FUND rate cut in December instead of July. Even the CME Fedwatch Tool also reduced some probabilities of a rate cut as well. As a result, GOLD prices continue to skew lower, around $3,206 per ounce, as tensions ease further. So as long as both countries continue to keep steady and lower the tariff as promised, then a further decline in GOLD prices in the short term is likely. The only concern is re-escalation from both countries, which will push the GOLD prices higher if this happens. Further Data: The Consumer Price Index in the US will offer more insights about price changes.
αααΆαααΆααααααααααα·αααααααααα αΆααααααΆα ααα·αααααΉαααααααΈ 12 ααα§αααΆ ααααΆα2025Β ααΆαααααααααααΊααΆαααΆαααΆαααααααααα’αααΈααααΆαααΆαααααααα·α αα αα ααααα’αΆαααα·α αααααΆαα αααΎαααα’ααααΎααΌα ααΆααααααααα·α αα ααααΉαααα·ααΆαααααααΆαααααΆααααααΉαααααααααΆαα·ααααααααααααααααΆααΆαα·αααΈ Donald Trump ααΆαα½αααααΌααΆαα·ααααααα ααααααΆαααααααααααα½ααααααααΆααα αααα»ααααααΆα αααααααααα ααΆαααα·αααα ααΌαα αααΆαααΆαααααααΆααααααΆααα·αααααααααα»αααααα αααΆααΆααααααΆαα’αΆαααα·αααΆααααααααααΆα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆαα αααααΆααααα½αααααΎαααΆαααΆαααΎαα‘αΎαααα αΆαα·αααα’αα·ααααΆ ααααααΆααααΆαααΎαα‘αΎαααα’ααααΆα’αααααααΆαααΆαααΆαααααΎαα ααααααα·α αα αα½αααα ααΆααααααα ααααααααΆααααΆααΆααααααΆαα’αΆαααα·α Powell ααΆαβααΎαβα‘αΎαβααΆβ αααααΈααΆα’αΆα ααΉαααΆαα αΆαα·ααααααααααα ααααααα·αααΆααααΎαααΆααα·ααααααααΆαα½ααααααΆααααααααα ααα»ααααααααα·αααΎαα·ααααααααΆααααΈααααα ααααΌα α’αααΈααααα½αααααααΆαααααααααα ααΆα’αΆα ααΉαααααα±ααααΆαααααΆααΈαααΌβαααα·αααΆα’αα·ααααΆααα α ααα‘αΎαα αααααΆαααα Simon White α’ααααα»αααααΆααααααααΆααααΌαα Markets Live ααΆααα·ααΆαααΆ “αααΆααΆααααααΆαα’αΆα ααΉαααααΌααααααα±ααααΆαααααααα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆαααα ααααΆαααα ααααα·αααΎααααα’αΆααααααα±ααααααααα·α αα ααααααα»αααΉααα·ααααα·ααααααα·α αα α” αααααΈααΆαααΆαααΆααααα ααΆαααΎαααΎααααααααΆαααααααΆαααααααΈαααα αα·ααααααααααααααΆαααΆααααααΌαααααΎααα»αααααααΆααααα»αα±αααααα»αα α·ααααααααααααΆαααα ααΈαααααΆααααααα’αααααΎαααΆααα»α α ααααα―ααΆαααααΉααα»αααΎααααΎαααααααα·α αα ααααΆααααα αααΎαααΆααα»αααααα αααααΊα’αΆα αααααΆααα·ααααα·ααααααα·α αα ααΈα±αααΆααααα»α αα·αα’αα·ααααΆαααααααΆαα ααΌα ααααα αΎα αααααΆααααααα±αααααααααΆαααΆαααααααΈααααααααΆααα α»ααααΆαααααΆαααααααα ααααααΆααααα’α·αααααΆααααααα’ααααα½αααααΉαα ααΌα αααα ααΆαααααΆααα α»αααΆααααα»αααααααααααΈααααααΆααΉααααα αα»αααααΆαααααααααΆαααΆαα·ααααααα αα·ααααααααΆααααααααα»αααΆααααα»αα‘αΎαααααααα α¬αααααααΌαααΆαααΆαααΈααααααα α·αααΎαα‘αΎαα αααααΆαβαααβααΆ ααααα·αααΎβααβαααβααΆααβααΎαα‘αΎαβααΌα βααΆαβααααΉαβαα»α α αΎαβα’αΆαααα·α αα·αβααααΌβααΆαα·αααααααβααααΆαααβααααααααβαααααααβααΆαααααααβααααβααα αααααβααΆαβααΉαβααααβααααΆααα α»αβαααα»αβααααααβααααΈα ααΌα ααααα αΎα ααα»αααααΆα αααΎααα αααααααΉααααα αΆααα·α αα α αα αΆα α·α-α’αΆαααα·ααα ααααα’αΆαα·ααααααΆααααα’α·α αα½αααΆαα½αααΉαααΆααΈααααααααααααααααΎααα½αααα»ααααααααααααααΆαα αααα βααΈβααα αααα»α ααΌαααβααΆαβααααΌα αα·αβαααααΆα ααΉαβαααα·αβαααα»αβαααααΈβα’αΆαα·ααΆαβααβαα·α αα βαααααααααβααΆαα·αααααααβααααβααα Trumpα Asahi ααΆαααΆαααΆαααααΆαααΈα α»ααααααΆα αααΆ ααΆαααααααααααααΈαααα»α Shigeru Ishiba ααΆααααααααα αααα·α αα αααααααααααΆαα·αααααααααΆαα½ααα ααααα’αΆαααα·ααααα»αααααααααΆ αααααΆααα½αααααΆαααααΈααΆαααααα ααΎααααααααααα αα½αααααΉαααααα αααα»αααΆαα βαααααααααΆααΆαα’αΆαααα·αβ αααααΆααααΆαα αα αΆα ααααα·ααααααΈααααΆαα αααααααΆααα ααααΎαα‘αΎα +3.10% αα αααααΆα αααα αααααΈααΆααΆαααΆαααααΆααα α»ααααΆαα αααΎααα αααααΆα αααααααααα |English Version| Weekly Data Summary Report As ofβ May 12, 2025 Below is the summary of the United States, which is mainly based on economic indicators, critical events related to President Donald Trump’s trade conflict with other trading partners, and GOLD prices movement within this week. Disclaimer: Please note this is opinion-based; do not take it as investment advice. The Federal Reserve used a βwait and seeβ approach by holding the interest rate high for longer, as they foresaw an upside risk of inflation and unemployment rate. The FED chair, Powell, cited that there is no data to support this yet. However, if these two come together, then a stagflation scenario is likely to emerge. As per Simon White, Markets Live macro strategist, βThe Fed may be forced to cut rates this year if tariffs cause a recession.β Regardless, seeing the recent tariff progress and the war conflict come closer to easing, this has fueled more confidence and expectations on growth that could avoid any recession, aka debt deficit and high inflation. Therefore, this has forced the recent gold prices to fall significantly. Crucial Information in detail you should be aware of: So what is the catch here? The GOLD downfall in the short term is likely to continue unless more escalation of war or tariffs on China or demand from China rises. Meaning that if a ceasefire comes as expected and the US and other major trading partners agree to reduce the tariff, GOLD prices will continue to fall in the short run. Therefore, many are still looking forward to the China-US talks on Sunday in detail, along with other major parties that play roles in war conflicts. Other than this, Japan, South Korea, and Vietnam will be on Trumpβs trade agreement priority list. Japanβs Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba intends to reach a trade agreement with the US in July, given high concerns about auto tariffs, Asahi reported over the weekend. Friendly reminder, Japan holds the βUS treasury cardsβ for the negotiation. The Market reaction: Gold prices still gained +3.10% this week, despite a shortfall at the end of the week.
Gold Prices Drop as Trade Tensions Ease and Ceasefire Hopes Rise αααααααΆαααΆαααααΆααα α»αααααααααα αααααΆαααΆαααΆαααΉαααΎαα·α αα αααααααααααΆαα·ααααααα αα·ααααααααααααααΆαααΆαααΌαααααΆαααΆααα»αα ααΆαααααααααααΊααΆαααααΆααααΆααααααααααααααα½ααααα ααααααΆααααααααααα |English Version| Gold prices slumped further as tension on the trade agreement and war conflict eased, with major factors such as below: Looking Forward:
Market Dose: Federal Reserve’s May 2025 Rate Decision and Trumpβs action αααΆααΆααααααΆαα’αΆαααα·ααααααα α α·ααααααααΆα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆαααα αααα»αααααα·ααααα 4.5% αα αΌααααααααααααΆ αααααΆαααΆαααΎαα‘αΎαααααΆααα·αα αααΆααααΆαααα αααα»αααααααα·αααααααααα·α αα α αααααΆααααα αΆαααΈααΆααααα»ααααααααααααααα½ααααα ααΎααααΆαααΆααα αα α»αααααα α αΎαααα’αΆα ααΉααααααααΌααααααααΆααααααααααααααΆαααααααααααα½αααααααα·α αα ααΆααααααααΆααα ααααα·ααααααΈααααΆαα ααααααΆαααααΆαααααααααααα | English Version | Market Reaction: Other Important News: