Market Dose: US Economic Data, Trumpβs temporary reinstatement αα·ααααααααααααα·α αα ααΆαααααααΈαααααα½αααΆαααα·ααααααα»ααααα»αααα»α ααααααΆαααααααααααααααα PCE αααα αΆαααααΈααΆααα»αααααααΆααααα αΆαααΈααΆαααααααααααααααΎαααααααα·α αα αα·αααΆαααΎαα‘αΎααααααααΆαα’αα·ααααΆα α’ααααΆααααΎαααα·ααααααα»ααααα»αααα»α(GDP) ααΆαααααΆααα α»αααααα 0.0% αααααΆαααααααΆααααΈααααααΆααααα·ααααα·ααααααα·α αα αα½α αα α αΎα ααααα·αααΎαα·ααααααααααα αααααααα·ααααΆααΆαααααααααΆααααααΈααΆααααααΆααα α αΎααα½αααΆαα½αααΉαα’αα·ααααΆααααα αα·αααΆααααααααααα αααα»ααα·ααααααααΆαααΆα ααΆααα’ααααααααα»αα ααα’α»ααα ααααααΆααΈαααΌαααα·αααΆα’αα·ααααΆ (Stagflation) ααααααααααΌαααΆαααΎαα‘αΎαααααααΆαα·ααααΆααΆααααααΆαααα Goolsbee αααααΈααΆαα αα α»ααααααααΆαα·αααΆααααΎαααΆαα‘αΎααααααα ααΆααααααα αααβααβααΆαβαααααααΌαβααααΆααΈαααΌβααβααΆααααβαα½αβαααααΆααβα’αααβααΆααααααΆβααα ααααααΆαααΆααααα αα½ααα·α αΆαααΆααα·ααα (ααΆααααααΎα) ααααα·αααΎααΆαααΆαααΉααααααααααααααααΌαααΆααααα αα ααΆααααααΆααααααα·αααααααααα·α αα α’αΆα ααααα αααααα‘αΎααα·αααΆα α αΎααα·αα·αααα·αααα’αΆα ααΉαααΆαααΆαααΏααΆααααΆααααα αααΎα αααα’αΆα αααααΎαααΆαααΌαααααΆααΈαααΌ Hawkish αααααΆαααα½αααααΆαα ααΆαααααααβ ααΎαα·α αΆαααΆαα ααΎαα·ααααααα’αα·ααααΆααααα·αααΆααα’αΆα αΆα αα·αααΆααα α¬α’αα·ααααΆααααααΊααΆαααααα·ααααααααααΆαα αααααΆααααααα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆααα’αΆα ααΉααα·ααααααααα αααα»αααααΆααΈαααΌαααααα ααΌααααΈααα₯α‘αΌαααα Goldman ααααΆαααΎαα‘αΎααααααααΆα’αΆα ααΉααα·αααΆαααΆαααΆαααααααα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆαααααααΆααααααΆαααααα αααααΈααΆ CME Fedwatch Tool αα αααααα·ααααα»αααΆαααααΆααααααΆααα’ααααΆααΈααααααα ααααααααΆααΆαα·αααΈ Donald Trump αα»ααΆααΆαβα§ααααααβαα ααααβα’αΆαααα·αβααΆαβααααααααβααααΆααααααβα’αΆααααβααααΆααβααα Trump ααΎααααΈβαααααααβαααααΎαβαααααβαααα αααααΆααααααααααΆαααα Bloomberg ααααΆαααΏααΆ “ααΆαααΆαααααααα’ααααΆαααααααααα ααααα’αΆαααα·αα’αΆα ααΉαααΎαααΆαα‘αΎααααααΊαααααΆααααΈ 27% ααααΆαα 6% ααΆαααΈαααα»α” ααΊααΆααααΆααΈαααΌαααααααααΆαααααα»ααααααααααΎααααΈααΆαααααααα αΆαα·αααααααΆαααΆααααΆααα |English Version| Recent data are leaning toward softer economic growth and higher inflationary pressures on consumption, which is proven by last nightβs economic dataβGross Domestic Product and PCE Price Index quarterly. Soft GDP growth rate dropped below the trend growth, which already risks having a recession if further data confirms it for another quarter. And along with higher inflation and weakness in labor data, all of these are pointing toward the βStagflationβ that was brought about by the Federal Reserve’s Goolsbee, albeit currently it isnβt. In fact, He also gave out a very simple scenario for everyone. However, do consider this fact (Opinionated) Even now, Goldmanβs Kaplan also mentioned not being cut at all this year, although the CME Fedwatch Tool still stands at two rate cuts. President Donald Trump The US Court of Appeals granted a temporary reinstatement of Trumpβs tariffs, which is also believed to mean the White House still has breathing time to seek alternative options. According to a Bloomberg calculation source, it is believed that βreducing the effective US tariff rate to below 6% from almost 27% last monthβ is a very likely scenario in order to reduce the risk of stagflation.
Do Not Miss Out On US Economic Growth And Inflation Data Tonight! αααααΈααΆααααααααααααααααα·ααααααα»ααααα»αααα»α αα·ααα·ααααααα’αα·ααααΆ PCE ααΊααΆααΌα ααΆααααααααα·α αα αααα ααααααΆαααΊαααΆααα·ααααααααααααααααααα αααα·ααααααααΆααααΈααααα’αΆα ααΎααα½ααΆαααΆαααΆααααααααΎααααΈαααα»ααααααΆααααΈααααΆαααΆαααααααα·α αα αα·αα’αα·ααααΆαααααΆααααααΈααΆαααΈ1ααααααα ααΆααααααα αα·αααααααα ααααααααΉααααααααααΆαααα ααΎαααααααααα½αααααΆαααΆαααααααα·α αα αα·αα’αα·ααααΆαα ααααΈααΆαααΈ 1 αααααΆα’αα‘α»αααααααααΆαααΆαα αΆααααααΎαααΌαααααααααΆαα·ααααααα αα½αααααααΆαα½αααΉαααΆαααααΆααα α»ααααααααααααα’αΆααααααααΈαα·αα·αααα·αα αααα’αΆα ααΆα ααα»αααααα’ααααα·ααΆαααΆα αααΎαααΏααΆααααΆ ααα·ααααααα»ααααα»αααα»αα’αΆα ααΉαααΆαααΆαααααΆααα α»α α αΎααααααααααααααα PCE α’αΆα ααΉαααΎαα‘αΎααααααΆααααααΈααΆααααα ααααΈαααα αα·α αα ααααα»ααααα FOMC ααΆααααα αΆαααΆ αααΆααΆααααααΆαααααΆαααααα ααΎααΆαααααΆααα α»αααααααΎαααααααα·α αα αααααααααα’αΆα ααΆαααΆαααΎαα‘αΎααααα·ααααααα’αα·ααααΆβα α αΎαααΆααααααα½ααααααααααΎαααΌαααααααΆαααααΆαααΆααα·ααααα·ααααααα·α αα αααααα ααΌααααΈααααα Ray Dalio αα·α Paul Krugman ααααΆααααααΆαα’αααΈααΆαααΎαααΆαααΌααα·ααααα·ααααααα·α αα ααΆαααΈααΎαααα§αααΆ αααααΊαααααΆαααααΈαααααααΆααααααα’αΆααα ααΌα αααα ααΎααΉαααΆαα’αααΈααΎαα‘αΎα? ααΈααααΆααααα ααααΆααΉαα’αααΈααΏαααααα½α α αΎα α αΎααααα ααααΆαα·αααΌαααΆααααααααααα½αα αααΎααααααααα ααααα·αααΎαα·α αΆαααΆαα ααΎαααα·ααααααααααααα·α αα ααααααΆα (ααΎααααααααΆαααΆααααα»αααααααΆααααααΈααα Trump α¬αααααααΆα)α ααααααΆαααΆααααα ααααα·αααΎαα·ααααααα ααααΆαααααα·αααΎαααΈααΆαααααΉααα»αααααΆααααα αααααΆααα’αΆα αααααΆαα±ααααΆαααΆααααααααα½ααααααααααα α αααΆα α’αααΈβαααβαααα»αβααααΏαααααΎαααααααα·α αα βα’αΆαααα·α ααΆααα’αΆα βααΉαβαααααΉαβααααΆααβαα»ααααΆαααααααα αα·ααααα»ααααα·ααααααΆαααα·ααααααααααααααΆααααΆααααααα·α αα α’αΆαααα·αα α»ααααααα |English Version| Despite being a lagging indicator, the Gross Domestic Product and PCE Price Index tonight will work as a parameter to confirm the conditions of the economic outlook and inflation progress for quarter 1. Tonight’s data will focus on the first quarter, which is considered the beginning of the trade conflict and weaker sentiment from the market voice. And that might be the reason why many analysts support having a lower projected GDP and a higher PCE price index for this quarter. Even recently, the FOMC meeting minutes brought out the possibility of having continued lower economic growth while risking higher inflation data, and that also increases the likelihood of having a recession even further. Plus, Ray Dalio and Paul Krugman also warned about the recession odds in early May, given the tariff impact expectation. So here is the deal: what would happen? The market might already be aware of this, and possibly might not move much if considering the economic data alone. However, if by chance the data come out so much unexpectedly, then this also might cause some volatility as well. Do take note, but donβt bet all in Anything that boosts the US economy will strengthen the USD, and vice versa for a weaker US economy.
A Slump In the GOLD Price, Led By Trumpβs Authority Restriction αααααααΆαααΆαααααΆααα α»ααααααααα·αααΆααααα»ααααααααΆα ααααααΊαα αααα»αααααα $ 3,245 αααα»ααα½αα’αα αααααΆαααααΆαααΆααααααααΉααα ααΎααΆαααααΎααΆαα·ααααααααααααααααΆααΆαα·αααΈααα Donald Trumpα ααΏααααααΎαα‘αΎααα αααααααα»ααΆααΆαααΆαα·αααααααα’αΆαααα·αααΆαααααΎαααΆααα Trump ααΆαααααΆααα·αααα·α’αααΆα ααααααΆααααΆααααααΆαααΎαα‘αΎααα ααΎα±αααΆαααΆαα·ααααααα αα·αααΆααα½αααΌαααααΏαααααααααααααΆααααααααΌα ααΆ ααααααα α·α ααΆααΆααΆ αα·αααα·αααα·α α αΎαααΆα’αΆα ααΉααααααΆαα±ααααΆααααααααΆααα’αα·αααααΆαααΎααΈααααΆααα·αααααα αααααΆαααα Ole Hansen αα Saxo Bank ααΆαααΎαα‘αΎαααΆ “αα αα α»αααααα ααΆααααα»αααΆααα·ααα αα·αα αααΆααααΆαα αααααΆαααααΆααααααΆαα»ααααααΆααααΈαααΆααααΌααααααα·α αα ααααααΆααααΆαααααΆααααααΎαααΎααΆααα·αα·ααααααααα·αα·αααα·αα” ααΌα αααα ααΆαααΆαααααααααΆαααΆαααΉαααΎααααααααΆαααααααααααα’αΆα ααΉααααααααΌααααααααΆαααααααααΆαααα½ααα αα»αααααΆααααΆαααΆαααΎαα‘αΎααα·αααΌαααΆαααΆαααΉααααααααα *** ααΆααα·αα αααΆααααΆαα α¬ααΆαααΆαααΉααααααααΆαα±αααααααααΆαααΎαα‘αΎα *** ααΆααααααααααα αα ααΎα ααααααΆαααααΆαααααααααααα αααααα ααα»αα·α αα ααααα»ααααα FOMC ααΆααααα αΆαααΈααΆααααα½αααΆααααααΆααααααααΆααα‘αΎαα’αααΈα’αα·ααααΆ αα·αααΆαααααααααααααΈααααΆαααΆαααΆα ααα»αααααααΆαα·ααααΆααΆααααααΆαα’αΆαααα·ααα½αα ααα½αααΆαααααΎαααΎααααααΆα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆααα±αααααα·ααααααα ααααααΆαααΆααα·αααααΆαααααααΆα ααααα·ααααααΈααααΆααα αα α»ααααααα αααααΆααααΈααΆαα ααααααΆαααααααΆα αααααααΆαααΆαααααΆααα α»αααα $ 3,245 αααα»ααα½αα’ααααααααααα DXY, US10Y ααΆαααΎαα‘αΎααα½αα±ααααααααααΆααα |English Version| Gold prices fell to the lowest level of the week at $3,245 per ounce, followed by a blockage on President Donald Trumpβs trade deal for overstepping congressional authority. This comes when the US trade court found Trump exceeded his authority by claiming trade deficits and drug trafficking posed national emergencies, particularly with China, Canada, and Mexico, and that possibly result in a negative impact on the global market. Under Ole Hansen of Saxo Bank in a note. “Currently, gold is lacking a clear directional trend, primarily due to conflicting macroeconomic signals and investor hesitation.” Therefore, having such a stop on tariff tension has given some breathing time for the investor unless another escalation of tension reoccurs once again. ***Higher Uncertainty or tension leads to a GOLD price surge*** That also refers to Other Important news: The FOMC meeting minutes revealed increasing concern over inflation and labor market weakness, yet the Federal Reserve opted to keep rates steady amid the uncertainty. The current market reaction: Following the news release, the Gold price has gone down to $3,245 per ounce while the DXY, US10Y surged notably.
What you need to know: US consumer confidence, Donald Trumpβs event, and the Federal Reserve ααααααααααααα»αα α·αααα’αααααααΎααααΆααα’αΆαααα·α αα·ααααααααααααααααααα»αα α·αααα’αααααααΎααααΆααα’αΆαααα·αααΆαααΎαα‘αΎααα αΌααα ααα 98 αααααΆααααααααΆαααα ααΈαααααΏααΆααααΆ ααααΆαααΆαααΈααααΆαααΆαααΆα ααααααΆααααααΆαααΆαααααααα·α αα α’αΆα ααΉαααα’αααααΎαααΆαααα αααααΆααααΈααΆαααΆααααααΌααααααααΆαααΆαααΉαααΎααΆαααααΆαααα αααααααααα»αααα§αααΆαααα ααααααα½αα ααα½αααΆαααΎαα‘αΎαααΆ ααΆααααααααα·αααααααΌαααΆααααα αααα ααααααΈ 19 ααα§αααΆ αααααΆαααααααΆαααα’αααααααΎαααααΊααΆααααα αΌααααααααααααααα·ααα αααααΆααααΈαα ααααα’αΆαααα·α αα·αα α·αααΆαααΆαααααααααΆαααΆαααΉαααΌααααα»ααααααααΆαααΆαα·αααααααααΆααααααα’αΆαααααα·α ααααααααΊααΆαααααΆαααααααΎα±αααα·αααααααααααααΎαα‘αΎααααΆαααΌα ααααα ααααααααΆααΆαα·αααΈ Donald Trump β ααΆαααΎαα‘αΎαααΆαααΆαααΉα αααααΊααΆααα·ααΆααααΆαα·αααΆααααααα β ααΉααααα»ααααααααΆαααΎαα‘αΎαα β αααααΌααααααααΆαααΆαααΉα α¬αα½αααααααααααααααααα·ααΆα β αααααααΆαα’αΆα ααΉαααααΆααα α»αα αααΆααΆααααααΆαα’αΆαααα·α ααα John Williams αααααΆααααΆααΆααααααΆαα’αΆαααα·αααΆαααΎαα‘αΎαααΈααααΈαααααααααααααααα’αααΈα’αα·ααααΆ α αΎαααΆααααα»αα±αααααΆααΆααααααΆαααααΎααΌαα’αααΈαααααααΌαααααΎ ααΎααααΈαααααα ααΆαααΌαα’ααααΆα’αα·ααααΆααααα ααααα·α 2% αααααααααα·αααααααΆαα ααΆααααΏααΆα’αα·ααααΆαααα’αΆα ααααΆαααΆ “α’α α·αααααααα”α |English Version| The US consumer Confidence Surprisingly, US consumer confidence exceeded 98 sharply in view of seeing an improvement in the economic outlook and labor market after some easing of tension on tariff threats in May. Some sources cited that this survey was cut off on May 19, and half was responded after the US-China temporarily eased the trade deal and resulted in a positive boost in this monthβs figure.Β President Donald Trump β Escalation β would boost GOLD prices. β settle down or ease the tension β The GOLD price might decline.Β The Federal Reserve Federal Reserve President John Williams raised further concerns about persistent inflation and urged the central bank to take the necessary steps to achieve a sustainable 2% inflation rate. He believes that this inflation could become βpermanent,β as this might risk prolongation.
Β αααΆαααΆααααααααααα·αααααααααα αΆααααααΆα ααα·αααααΉαααααααΈ26 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 αα ααααα’αΆαααα·αα αααΆααΆααααααΆαα’αΆαααα·α (FED) αααΆαα·ααααΆααΆααααααΆαα’αΆαααα·ααααα»αααΆααα ααααΆααααααΆα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆααααααααα αααααααααααα½ααααααα»αααΆαααΆααα ααΎαααα αΆα’αα·ααααΆ αααα αΆααΈααααΆαααΆαααΆα ααααααΆααααααΈααΆαααααα ααΎααααα·ααααα»ααααααΆαααΎαα‘αΎαααΆα αααΎαααααΆααααααα ααΆααααααα ααΆααα·αα αααΆααααΆαααααα»αααααααααΆαααααααααΆαααααΎα±αααα·αα·αααα·ααα½αα ααα½αααΆαααααΈααΆααααααΆααααααααΆαα α αΎααααααααα₯αααα·αααα ααΎααΈααααΆαααΆαααΆααααααα αααααΈααΆαααΆαααΆαααααβ ααααα·αααΎαααα αΆαααα»αααααα ααααΎαα‘αΎα αααααΈααααΆαα’αΆα ααΉααααααααααΆααααΆααααααααΆααα ααΆααα’ααααααα»αααααααΆααααα αΆαααΈαααααα αααααΉαααΆαααα Hawkish αααααααΆαα·ααααΆααΆααααααΆα ααααααΆααααΆααα·αααααΆαααααααΆαα ααΎααΈααααΆααβ αααααΆααααααΆ ααα»ααααα½αα ααα½αααΆααααααΆαααΆαααααΆααααααΎααΆαααΆαααααααα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆαα αααααααααααα»ααααα½αα ααα½αααααααααααΎαααΎαααΈααααααΆααααα’αΆα ααΎαααΆααααα·αααΆα’αα·ααααΆα ααΌα αααα αααΆααΆααααααΆαααΉαααΆααααααΎαααΈαα αααααα’αΆαα·ααΆααααα αΆα’αα·ααααΆααΆααααααΆαααΉααααααΉαααααααααΆαααΌαα·αααααα» α¬αααααα’αΆαα·ααΆααααααααααα·αααααααααα·α αα ααΆααααααΆααααααΌααααααα αααααΆαα§ααααα CME FedWatch ααΈααααΆαα ααα½α 90% ααΏααΎααΆααααααΆα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆαα αα·αα αΆααααααΎαααΆαααααααα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆαααα αααα»ααααααααΆα ααααααααααααΆαα·ααααΆααΆααααααΆααααBostic ααααΉαααΆααΉαααΆαααααααα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆααα ααα½ααα½ααααα ααααΆαααα αααααΆαααΆααααα½αααΆααααα’αααΈα’αα·ααααΆααΎαα‘αΎαα ααα·αααααααα»αα ααΆαααααΆαααααααααααα»αααΎαααα αΆαααααΉαααα’αααααΆαααααΆαααα ααΎααααα·ααααααααααΆααα’αα·ααααΆ αα·αααααα·ααααα»αα ααααα·αααΎαα½ααααααΆααααααα»αααΆαααΆααΆααΆααααΈα αααααΆααααααΌααααααααΉαααααΆαααΆααααΆααΈαααΌαααα’αΆα ααΎαααΆαα‘αΎα βαααααΈααΆαα αααα»αααΆαααααΆααααααααααααα αααα ααααΆαααααΆα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆαααα αΌααααα α»αααααΆα α¬ααΌααααΈααααΆαααααααΆαααααΆαααααααααααα α ααα»ααβααΊβααΆβαα½αααβα’αΆα βααΉαβα ααααΆαβααΆαααα‘αΎαα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆαα αααααβααΆβααΉαβαααααααααα αΆβαααβααααα·αβαααα»αα ααααααΆαααααΆαααααααααααα ααααα·ααααααΈααααΆαα αααααααΆαααΆααααα»αααΎαα‘αΎααα·α αα·αααΎαα‘αΎα 5.60% αα αααααΆα αααα αααααΆαααΆαααΆαααΉα αα·αααΆααα·αα αααΆααααΆααααΆααααα»αα‘αΎααααααααα |English Version| Weekly Data Summary Report As ofβ May 26, 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. The United States: The Federal Reserve (FED) The Federal Reserve members are leaning toward a βwait and seeβ approach while addressing the inflation problem, labor shortage, and their concerns about the debt levels that have been rising for years. In fact, uncertainty in tariffs has been painfully undermining consumer and business confidence, which could possibly lead to softening in the labor market. However, if the debt problem adds on and arises further, then this confidence will definitely slump further. All of these could become anchors to hawkish speech and uncertainty, as some downgraded the rate cut projection while some forecasters see a stagflationary outcome. Therefore, the Federal Reserve will have two choices: either prioritize the inflation problem through tightening or prioritize the economic outlook through easing. According to the CME FedWatch tool, the market is pricing in more than 90% of holding the rate and starting the rate cut in September. While the Federal Reserveβs Bostic anticipates one rate cut this year as the inflation concerns increase. Opinionated: My guess on this depends heavily on the degree of inflation impact and debt level. If they fail to secure both, then easing would be my likely scenario, albeit in a long-term projection, probably holding the rate until the end of the year or even mid-next year. The reason would be that they might avoid choosing hiking, as this will add to their debt levels. Other Important News: The market Reaction: Gold price recovered and surged by 5.60% this week, given how the tension and uncertainty have once again sparked.
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