αααΆαααΆααααααααααα·αααααααααα αΆααααααΆα α αα·αααααΉαααααααΈ29 αααααααΆ 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 ααααααα·α αα α’αΆαααα·αα α’αααΈαααααααΆαααααααΆαααααααΆα ααααααΊαα ααΎαα·ααααααααα·ααααααα»ααααα»αααα»α ααααααααα·α ααααααΆαααα·ααα αααααααΆααΆααααααΆαα’αΆαααα·ααα ααΎααΆααααααα α α·αααα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆααααΆααααα αα α»αααααααβ ααααΎαααααααα·α αα αααααα ααααα’αΆαααα·αααΆαααΎαα‘αΎαααααΆαααα½αα±ααααααααααΆαα ααααααααααααααααααα·αααΆαααααΆααα α»αβ α αΎαααααα αααααααααα»αα±αααααΆααΆααααααΆαα’αΆαααα·ααααααααααΌααααααααααααααΆαααΌαα·αααααα»ααΆαα·α αα ααααα»ααααααΆααα ααΆααααααα ααΈααααΆααα αααααααααααααααα»αααΆαααΆαααααααα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆααααΈαααααααααααααα»αααααΆα αααααΆαα α αααααααΆαα·ααααΆααΆααααααΆαα’αΆαααα·ααα·α αα½ααααα ααααΆαααΆαααααααα αααααααα αΆααΆαααααα ααΊαααα αΆααΈααααΆαααΆαααΆα αα·ααααα αΆα’αα·ααααΆα αααααΊ ααααΆαααΆαααΆααααααααα ααΎααΆαααΎαα‘αΎαααα’ααααΆα’αα·ααααΆααΆαααααΆααα»α α αΎαααααΆααααααΆαααααΈααΆαααααα ααΎααΆαααααααααααααΈααααΆαααΆαααΆαα αααααΆαααΆαααΆααααα α’αααΈαααα αααΆαααααααΊααααααααΆααααΆααΆααααααΆαα’αΆαααα·α Powell ααααΆαααΎαα‘αΎααααααααΆ βααΆαα·α αα ααααα»ααααααΆααααΉααα·αα·αααααΎααα·ααααααααΈααααΆαααΆαααΆα αα·ααααααααααΎα αα·ααααααα’αα·ααααΆ ααΎααααΈαα½αααΆααΎααααααααΆαααααααα·ααα ααααααααααΉαααααΌαα¬α’ααα ααααα·αααΎααααααααΆααα·ααα ααΉαααααααααααΉαααααΌα ααΎαααΉαααααΆααααΈααΆαα ααΈααα”α αααααΆααααα»ααααα αΆααααΆαα½αααα’αΆα ααΉααααααΆα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆαα ααααα·αααΎαα·ααααααααΆααααααΉαααΆα α αΎαα’αΆα αααααααααΌααααααα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆαα ααααα·αααΎαα·ααααααααΆαααααααααα ααΌα αααα αα·ααααααααΆαααΆα NFP ααααα’αΆαααα·αααΉαααααΆαααΆααΌα ααΆααααααααΆαααααααΆαααααααΆα ααααα ααααααΆαα·αααααααα ααα Trump ααΆαααΆαααααα 100% ααΎα±αα 50% ααΎααΌ/αα»ααΌ 30% ααΎααααΏααααα αΆααΉα 25% ααΎα‘αΆαααΉααααα·α αααααΉαα αΌαααΆααααΆαα αΆααααΈααααααΈ 1 αααα»ααΆααααΆααααα ααΆααααααα»ααααααααα αΆαβααΈβααααΈβααΆααααβα’αααΈβαααααααΆαβααΆαα·αααααααα ααΆαα’αα·αααααααα»αααααΈ-α’αα»ααααααα ααα Zelenskyy ααΆααααα αααα ααΎ X ααΆαα»αααα»αΈααΆααααααΆααααααΆαααααααΆαααΈααααα’αΆαα·ααα α αΎαααΆαααΆααααα αΆαααααα Zaporizhia, Khmelnytskyi, Sumy, Mykolaiv, Chernihiv αα·α Odesa αααααΆααααααΆααααα»ααα 4 ααΆαααα·αααααΆαα·α’αα»αααααααααΆαα αα ααΆαα 40 ααΆααααααα½αα αααααΆααααααΆαα’αααΈααααααΆαααααα»αααα»αΈα’αΆα ααΉαααααααΆααα»ααα ααΎαα ααΆαα’αΊααα»α ααΆαα·ααααα ααααααααΎαααΆαααΆαααΆααααα αΆαααΆαααααααΈααααααΎαααααααααΌα‘αΌα αα·αααααααααααααααα ααΎαααΈααα ααα Trump ααααΆααααααααα±αααα½αααααΆααααα αΆααααα‘αααα αα·αβ ααααα·αααΎαα»αααα»αΈαα ααααααααααΆαααΆαα ααΆααααααα ααα Trump ααααΆαααααααΆαααΎαα»αααααΈααΆαααααααααα ααααααααααααα»αα±αααα½αααΈααααααααΆααα·ααααααααΈαα»αααααΈααααααα α’α»αΈααααΆα’αα-α αααΆα αααΆ ααααααααΆααΆαα·αααΈ Donald Trump ααΆααααααΆαααΆ αααααΆαααααα·ααΆααααααα αααΆα αααΆαααααααα’αΆα ααΉαααα½αααΆααααααααα·αααααΆαααΈα’α»αΈααααΆα’αα αα·αααααΉαααΆαα’αΆαααΆαα αα½αααΆααααααααα’αΆαααΆαααΈααΆα’αΌααΈα ααΆααΆ α’αΆαααΆαααα½α α’αα ααααΈα αα·αα ααααααΆααΈ αααααΆαααααααααΆαααααααααααααα»αααΆααααα αααα·α αα ααααααααααααα»αα’αα‘α»αααααα·α αα ααααα»αααΆαααααΆααα»αααΆαα½αααΆαααααααααααααΈα’α»αΈααααΆα’αα Benjamin Netanyahu αα ααααα αααα ααααΎααααα½αααΆαααααα·ααΆαααααα·αααΌαααΆ ααΆαααααααα αααΆααααααΆαα αααααααΆααααΆα’α α·αααααααα αα·αα αααΎααααα β ααααα·αααΎαααααα β ααΆαααΆαααΉαααΌαα·ααΆααααααααααΆαα’αΆα ααΉαααΆααααααα β αααααααΆαααα’αΆα ααΉαααααΆααα α»ααααα»αααααααααααΈααααααα α αΆαα·αααααααΆααα·ααααααΆαα·ααΆαα α’αΆα αα·ααα ααααααΈ 1 αααα»ααΆ ααααα·αααΎαααΆαααΆααααααα»αααΆαα’αα»ααααα·αααααααααααααααΌααα·αα· αααααΆααΉααααααααααΎαα αΆαα·αααααααΆαααααααααΆαααΆα αα·αααααΎα±ααααααΆαααΆαααΈααααΆαααΆαααΆαααΆααααα’αΆααααααααααααΆαααααααααα αααααααααα TikTok α ααα½α $14B ααααα·αα·αααα·αα’αΆαααα·αα |English Version| Weekly Data Summary Report As ofβ September 29, 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: US Economy: Last weekβs focus was on the GDP, pricing, and how the Federal Reserve views the current interest rate pace. The US economy growth grew stronger and more resilient than we thought, while the pricing is unexpectedly softening, which led the FED to continue its easing monetary policy in the next meeting, possibly. In fact, the market is still pricing in two more rate cuts before the year’s end. As for the FED, they remain skeptical of the dual mandateβlabor market conditions and inflation problem. One will raise doubts about the inflation progress, and another will be concerned about the labor market conditions. However, one thing set clear, the FEDβs powell also mentioned that, βTowards the next meeting will look at the labor market, growth data, inflation data to ask if the policy is in the right place. If policy is not in the right place, we’ll move it there.β which reflects either holding the rate if data become stronger and continuing to ease if become softer. Therefore, the US NFP becomes the next looking forward indicator this week. Trade Progress: Trump sets tariffs starting Oct 1: 100% on pharmaceuticals, 50% on cabinets/vanities, 30% on furniture, 25% on trucks, which hints at trade war concerns. Russia-Ukraine Development: Zelenskyy posted on X that Russia’s Sunday bombardment struck Zaporizhia, Khmelnytskyi, Sumy, Mykolaiv, Chernihiv, and Odesa regions, killing 4 and wounding at least 40 Ukrainians. He warned of Russia’s probable push toward the EU, citing recent strikes on Poland and elsewhere, while noting Trump’s approval for shooting down invaders if the assault persists. In fact, Trump also pressures Russia through economic trade with tariffs while urging Turkey to stop Russian oil buys for sanctions relief and aircraft deals. Israel-Gaza President Donald Trump announced that his Gaza peace plan has received positive responses from Israel and Arab leaders, including those from Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the UAE, Egypt, and Jordan, who expressed eagerness to finalize the deal during his upcoming meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday. This proposal included Middle East peace, hostage release, permanent ceasefire, and more.Β β if succeed β less geopolitical tension β gold price is likely to pull back in the short term.Β Government Shutdown Risk: Possible Oct 1 shutdown if Congress fails to pass funding bills, risking layoffs and worsening the labor market conditions. Other Actions: Approves $14B TikTok sale to U.S. investors.
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ααΆαααααΆααααααΌαααααααΆαα·ααααααα ααααααααΆααΆαα·αααΈ Donald Trump ααΆααααα ααααααααΆααα ααΎααααΈααααααα αα ααΎαααααΆααααααΌααα½αα ααα½αααααααααααΈ α αΎααααααΊααΆα’αααΈααααααα’ααααα½αααΉαα 1. αααααΆααααα 100% ααΎα±αα 2. αααααΆααααα 50% ααΎααΌααααααΆα 3. αααααΆααααα 50% ααΎαααααΆααααααααααΉα αα·αααα·ααααααααΆααααααα 4. αααααΆααααα 30% ααΎααααΏααααα αΆαα·α 5. αααααΆααααα 25% ααΎα‘αΆαααΉααααα·ααα»αααααα 6. ααααααΆαααααααΆααα ααΎαααΆααΆααααααΆαα’αΆαααα·ααααα»αααΆααααααΆαα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆααααααααΉα 2%α ***ααααααΆαααααααΉαα αΌαααΆααααΆααα ααααααΈ1 αααα»ααΆα ααΆααβα’ααβαααβαααα»αβαααααΎαβααΆαβααααααβα’αααΈβααΆαβαα·αβαααα‘ααβααβαα·αβααβαααααααΆαβααΆαα·ααααααα ααα»ααααααΈααααΆααα·αααΆααααΆαααααα·ααααααααΆαααα ααΎααααααΆαααααα α‘αΎαααα αααα’αΆα ααΆαααααΆαα½ααααααΈααααΆααα αααααα αΆαααΆααααααΆαααααααα α¬αααα½αααααΆααααΆαααΉαααΆαα½α αα α αΎαα ααΆααα·ααααααΆαα·ααΆα ααααααΆαααΆααααα ααΆαααΏααααααααΌααααααα·α αΆαααΆ ααΌα ααΆααΆααα·ααααααΆαα·ααΆααααα’αΆα ααααΎαα ααΆααα ααααααΈ 1 αααα»ααΆ αααα’αΆα ααααΎα’ααααααΆαααΆαααΈααααΆαααΆαααΆαααΆαααααααααααααααααααα ααΆααΎαα‘αΎααααα αααααααα·α αα ααααααααααα½αααΉααα·αααααΌαααΆααααααα ααΆααααααΆααααα·αααΎαααΆαα·αααΆαα’αα»ααααα·ααααααααααΎααααΈαααααααΌααα·αα·αααααΆαα αααΆαα αΆαααΆα ααα»αααααααααααααα ααΆααα·ααααααΆαα·ααΆαααΉαα αΆααααααΎα α αΎαααΆααααααααααααΆαααααΉαααΎαα‘αΎααααααα ααααΆαααΆαααααααα·α αα α’αΆαααα·α α’αααΈααααα½αα±ααα αΆααα’αΆαααααααα½ααααααΊααΆ αα»αααΆαααααααα·α αα αααααα ααααα’αΆαααα·αα αΆααααΌα ααΆααΆααααΆαααα’αααααΎαααααΆαα ααααααααααααααααααα·αααΆαααααΆααα α»αααααααΉα 2.1% αααααΆααααααΈααΆαααΈααΈα ααααααα αΆαααΈααΆαααΉαααΆαααααΆαα αααΆααααααααααΆαααα ααΈααα α αΎααααααααΆαα’αΆααΈααααα αα·αααααααα·α αα ααααΎαα‘αΎααα½αα±ααααααααααΆαααααααα αααα’αΆα αααααααααΈααΆααααααΎαααα αΆααΆαααΆαααααα·α ααΆαα·ααααα ααααααα’αααα’ααααΆαααΆαααααΎ α αΎαααΆαααΆαααα’αααααααααααααΈαααααΆαα·ααΆα (Jobless Claims) ααΆαααααΆααα α»αααααα·α ααααααΉα 218K αααα»ααααααΆα ααααα α αΎααααααΆαααΆαααΆααααα αααααααΆαααααΆααααααΌαα αααΆααα’αΆααααααααααΆααα’αα·ααααΆαα·αααα ααααα·αααΎααααααα·α αα αα ααααααααΉαααΆαα ααΌα αααα αα·αααααααα·αααααΆα αα½αααΆαα½αααΉααα·ααα αα·αα αααΆααααΆααααΆαααααααΈααααααΈααΆαααΆαααααααα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆαααααα FED ααΆααααααΌααααααααααααΆαααααΆααααααΆαα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆαααα αααα»αααααΆαααα α αΎααααααααΆαααααΆαααααΆααα α»ααααααΆααααΈααΆαα ααααααΆαααΌααα·ααααααααααααα ααα»ααα ααααΆαααΆααα αα α»αααααααααα»ααααα αΆαααΌαααΆαα αααα»αα αα½ααααα αΆαααΈααΆαααΎαα‘αΎααα·ααααααα αΆα’αα·ααααΆααΈααααΎαααααααα·α αα ααααα½αααααααα»ααααααΎαααΈααααΈααΆαααααα ααΎαααα αΆααααααααΆαααΆα αα·ααααααααΆαααΆαα·ααααααααααα’αΆα αααααΆαααααααααααα·α αα ααΆααααΌαα ααααααΆαααααααααα |English Version| Trade Progress President Donald Trump just unleashed a bold move on Truth Social, announcing new tariffs and here is what you should know: 1. Announces 100% tariff on pharmaceuticals 2. Announces 50% tariff on kitchen cabinets 3. Announces 50% tariff on bathroom vanities and associated products 4. Announces 30% tariff on upholstered furniture 5. Announces 25% tariff on heavy trucks 6. Continues to press the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates to 2%. ***These taxes will take effect on October 1st. All of these are raising doubts about the return of the trade war, and yet the market has not fully digested it. This could be a sign that the market is still waiting for further confirmation or that it has already become accustomed to it. Government Shutdown However, there are things to take into consideration, such as a possible government shutdown on October 1st that could worsen the already weakened labor market conditions. This only occurs when an agreement wonβt be reached, meaning if Congress has not passed the 12 required appropriations bills to fund discretionary spending before the deadline, then a government shutdown will kick off, and lay off plan will also follow. US economy Another interesting fact is that the US economic health seems to unexpectedly perform relatively too well, while pricing has dropped to 2.1% for the second quarter, indicating resilient consumer spending and growing economic activities. This could fade out the concerns over the labor problem a little bit, especially when the jobless have slightly dropped to 218K this week. And yet, this also shifted focus on the inflation back if the economy continues to be robust. This positive, strong data, along with recent uncertain direction from the FEDβs rate cut, has eased the odds of a rate cut this year, while pushing the gold down after the announcement. Overall, the current situation is showing a mixed picture: one shows the resurgence in the inflation problem from resilient economic growth, while another is raising the stakes for the layoffs problem and trade war that could impact the economy. Other information:
Market Talk: Updating Recent Development
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Ahead of the PCE price Index, which is also the Fedβs favorite inflation gauge, released this week, several Fed members are shifting their concerns about the inflation problem, fading out on further easing after the last rate cut decision. Although most of them also see upside risk to both mandateβlabor market conditions and inflation, they also affirm that there is no stagflation nor recession at the current speed. However, they project to see some softening in the labor market, which could put some reluctance on businessesβ hiring activities. Even JPMorgan Jamie Dimon also believes that the FED will face a difficult rate cut decision if inflation does not disappear. β Signs in seeing a road block for easing, the FED playing a cautious approach here, albeit still open for a rate cut β could diminish the rate cut probability ahead of the October and December rate cut β a factor in downgrading goldβs appreciation. Russia-Ukraine While Russia has aimlessly violated the airspace of NATO member countries and destroyed several buildings in Ukraine for years, US President Donald Trump is now open to NATO strike back if this continues (allowing others to shoot down the Russian aircraft) while promising to supply weapons to NATO. He also cited that, βI think Ukraine, with the support of the European Union, is in a position to fight and WIN all of Ukraine back in its original form.β And yet, another source also reported that Iran and Russia have now signed on nuclear power plant, ahead of the potential sanctions imposed by the US and Europe. β All of these are evolving into a greater geopolitical tension between Russia and Ukraine, and NATO members. As for Israel-Gaza, Trump also called to end the Gaza war immediately in the UN General Assembly speech, calling out the UN as βineffective; and describing migration and renewable energy as the biggest threats facing the βfree worldβ. Chinaβs GOLD move According to a Bloomberg source, βChina aims to become custodian of foreign sovereign gold reserves,β meaning that China wants to hold and manage gold reserves for other countries to boost its influence in the global gold market. As per Wael Makarem, financial markets strategist, lead at Exness. βInvestors could be interpreting this as incremental de-dollarization momentum, which could support gold.β β a support for GOLD in favor early this week.
Summary of the Federal Reserve Rate Decision: Risk management Cut
ααΆααααααα α α·αααααΎα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆαααααααααΆααΆααααααΆαα’αΆαααα·α ααα»ααα αααΆααΆααααααΆαα’αΆαααα·αααΉααααααααΎαααα αΆααΈααααΆαααΆαααΆα αααααααααα’αααααααααααΆααα ααααΆαααΆααααα½αααΆααααα’αααΈα’αα·ααααΆα ααΈααααΆαααΆααααΌααα ααααΏααΆααααΆα’αΆα ααΉαααΆαααΆαααΆαααααααα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆαααααααΆαααααα»ααΆ αα·αααααααΌα ααα·α Stephen Miran αααααΎαααΉαα αΌααα½αααΆαααΆαααααα ααΎααΆαααΆαααααααα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆααα ααα½α 50 bps ααα»ααααα’αααΈααααααα½αα±ααααααΆααααα’αΎααααααΊααΆααα Bowman αα·α Waller αααααααΌαααΆαααααααΉαααΆααΉαααααΎααΆαααΌα ααααΆ – ααΊαα·αααΆαααΆαααααα ααΎααΆαααΆαα 50 bps αααααα ααααααα αΆαααΈααααΆαααΆααααααααααΆααααα Powell α αααΆααΆααααααΆαααΆααΆααΆ αααΆααΆααααααΆαααΆααΆααΆ (BoC) ααααΆαααΆαααααααα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆααα ααα½α 25 bps ααΊαααα ααααΉα 2.5% αααααΆαααααααα·α αα αα αααααααααα α αΎαα’ααααΆα’αα·ααααΆααΆα ααααααααααα½αααα’αΆα ααΉαααΆαααΆαααΆαααααααα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆααααααααααααααααΆαααααα»ααΆαααα αααααΈααΆααΆααααααΌααααααααΉααααα»αααααΎαααααα ααΆααααααΌααααααααΏααααααα’αΆα ααααα αΆαα·αααα’αα·ααααΆαααααααααααααα |English Version| The Federal Reserve Rate Decision In short, the Federal Reserve will focus on the labor market, while the reporter is still concerned about inflation. The overall market is still priced in for the October and December rate cuts. Opinion: The surprising part is that a newly joined Stephen Miran is the only one voting for the 50 bps rate cut, while the other twoβBowman and Waller, who are expected to follow the sameβdid not. This show a win situation for Powell. The Bank of Canada The Bank of Canada (BoC) also cut the rate by 25 bps to 2.5% given the fragile economy and low inflation rate, while hinting at having another cut in October. Although easing would stimulate growth, over-easing too quickly could possibly pose an inflation risk again.
Two central banks, one direction: The Bank of Canada and the Federal Reserve
αααΆααΆααααααΆααα ααΆααΆααΆ αααΆααΆααααααΆαααΆααΆααΆααααΌαααΆαααααααΆααααααΆ α’αΆα ααΉαααΆαααΆαααΆαααααααα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆααα ααα½α 25 bps αα αααααααααα αΆααααααΎαααΈ 2.75% αα 2.50%α αααα’αΆα αααααΆαααααΈα’ααααΆα’αα·ααααΆαα ααααα αα α»ααααααααΆαααααα·αααΆαααΆαα’ααααΆααααα β ααααααααααααΈααααΆαααΆαααΆααααα»αααΆααααΆααααααααααΒ αααααΆααααΆαααΆααααααααααααα’ααααααααααααααΆααα·α αα½αααααΆαααΎαααΎαααΈααΆαααΎαα‘αΎααααααααααα·α αααααΆααααααα αΆαααα αα½αααααααΆαα½αααΉαααΆαα‘αΎαααααααααααΆαααααα½ααα»ααααα·αααΆαααααααΈααααα αααααΈααΆαααΆαααΆααααα ααα’αα·ααααΆααα»ααα ααααααααααΆααα α»αααααα 2% α αΎαα’ααααΆα’αααααααΆαααΆαααΆαααααΎααΎαα‘αΎααα½αα²ααααααααααΆααα αααΆααΆααααααΆαα’αΆαααα·α ααΌα ααααΆααΆαα½αααΉααααΆααΆααααααΆααα ααΆααΆααΆ αααΆααΆααααααΆαα’αΆαααα·αααααααΌαααΆαααααααΆααααααΆα’αΆα ααΉααααααΆαα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆααα ααα½α 25 bps αααααααααα»ααααα½αα ααα½αααΏααΆααααΆα’αΆα ααΉαααΆαα 50 bps α ααα»ααααβαααα½αβαα·αβααααΆααβααΊβααΆ ααΎβα’αααβααΆβααΉαβααααααααβα²αααααααΎαβαα½αβααΆ? αααααΆααααααΆααααΆαααα’ααΆαα? α αΎαααΎαααααΆααααΆααΆααααααΆαα’αΆαααα·αααα Jerome Powell ααΉαααΆαααααααα·ααααααααΆααααααααα? α αααΆαααααΆαααα ααΈαααααΊααΆ Stephen Miran ααααΉαα αΌααα½ααααα»αααΆααααααα α α·ααααααααααΆααΆααααααΆαα’αΆαααα·ααααααΌαααΆααααΆαααΆαααα αααΎαααΎαααΆααααααααααααααααααααΆααΆαα·αααΈ Trumpα αααααΊααΆαααΆαααααααα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆααα ααα½α 50 bps αααααααααααα Bowman αα·αααα Waller ααααΉαααΆααα·ααα ααΌα ααααΆααααααα ααΌα ααααααααα·αααΎαααα·αααΆααΆαα 25 bps ααΌα ααΆαααααΉααα»ααααααα α αΎαααααααααΆααααΆααΆααααααΆαα’αΆαααα·α powell αααααΆααααααΆααααΌαα’αααΈααααααααΆαααΎαα‘αΎααα αααα»ααα·α αα ααααα»α Jackson Hole αααααΊααααΈααΆααααααΎααΈααααΆαααΆαααΆα αααααΆααΉααααα αΆααααααΆ Dovish α αΎαα’αΆα ααΉαααΆαααΆαααα αααΎααααααΆαααΎαα‘αΎαα αααααΆαααΆαααΆααααα ααααα·αααΎααΆααααΏααΆααΈααααΆαααΆαααΆααα ααααΉαααΆα αααααΆαααΆαααΆαααΆαα’ααααααααααααααααΆααα’αααααααΆαααΆαααΆαααααΎααΆαααααααΈααααααααΌαααΆααααααααααααα αααααα·α ααΆαα ααααααα’αα·ααααΆαα ααααΆααααΈααΆαααααααααα½ααα α αΎαααΆα’αΆα ααΆαα±ααααΆααα·ααΈααΆααααααααα»αααααααααααΆααα»αα ααααααααΊαααααααΆαααα’αΆα ααΉαααααΆααα α»αααααα·α ααααααα αααα»αααααΈαααααααα ααααα½αααα’αΆα ααΉαααΆααααααα 50 bps ααααα·αααΉαααααΆαααα αααααΆααΉαααααΎα±ααααΈααααΆαααααΆααααα’αΎα α αΎααααααααΆαααα’αΆα ααΉαααΎαα‘αΎαααΌα ααααΆ αααααΆαααΆααααααΌααααααααααααααΆαααΌαα·αααααα»α’αΆα ααααΎα±ααααααΆαααα»ααααΆαααααΆααα α»αα αααααΆαααααααα ααΆαααααΆααα α»ααααααααΆαα’αΆα αααααΆαααααΈ Profit-Taking (ααΆααααααΆ ααΈααααΆααα½αα ααα½αααΆααα·α α¬ααααααΆααα ααααα ααααΈααΈααααΆα) ααααααα’ααααααααααα»ααααα αΆαααααα·ααααααΈααααΆααα ααααααα |English Version| The Bank of Canada Starting off with the Bank of Canada, which many expect to see a 25 bps rate cut tonight, from 2.75% to 2.50%, and that could be the result of reaching the desired inflation level while seeing some sluggishness in the labor market conditions.Β As per the purchasing managersβ index report, they cited seeing some marginal increase in the input price due to higher supplier charges from tariff uncertainty, along with the rising employment costs. Yet the overall inflation continues to slip below 2% while the unemployment rate has still risen noticeably.Β The Federal Reserve The same fate falls on the Federal Reserve with a 25 bps rate cut projection, while some still priced in for a 50 bps. But the real question is, who will vote for which? The dot plot, the future guidance, and how the Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will lean toward more?Β Key note here is that Stephen Miran will also join this FED decision, which is most likely to stand by Trumpβs desired rate of 50 bps, while Bowman and Waller will also likely follow the same. So if 25 bps come as expected, and the FED powell sticks to the same communication as in Jackson Holeβweak labor market concernβthen this will signal a dovish sign and will likely support the gold price. However, if he believes that the labor market is still solid, given how the recent jobless claims were fraudulent in Texas, while inflation concerns are still on their minds, and that could lead to a more cautious approach, the gold pullback scenario will come into play. In the other case, where 50 bps come unexpectedly, then this will surprise the market, and gold prices will most likely rise as easing weakens the USD. For now, the gold price decline could potentially result from profit-taking while some await tonightβs market reaction.
Market Development: US Retail Sales, TikTok Deadline, and Geopolitical Tension
αα·αααααααααααΆααααααα ααααα’αΆαααα·α ααΆαααΈααααα·α αα·αααααααααααΆααα αα ααααα’αΆαααα·αααΆαααΎαα‘αΎαααααΆαααααααΆααααααΈα αΆ ααααααα αΆαααΈααααΎαααΆααααα αααΎαααΎααΆαα αΆαααΆααααααααααΆαααα ααΈααα ααΎαααααΈααΆαααα αΆααααααααααα‘αΎαααααααααα·α α αΎαααΈααααΆαααΆαααΆααα αααααααααα αΆαααΈαααααΆααααΆααααααααααααααα αααααΆαααΆαααΆααααα ααΈααααΆααα ααααΏααΆααααΆαααΆααΆααααααΆαα’αΆαααα·αα’αΆα ααΉαααααααΆαααααααα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆαααααααΆαααααααΆα αααα αααααααΆααααααΆ ααΎα 90% αααα’αΆα ααΆααα ααα½α 25-bps αααααααααα’αααααααααααΉαααΆααΉαααΆααααααα 50-bps ααΌα ααααΆα α αΎαααΆαα½αααΉαααΆααααααΌααααααααααααααΆαααΌαα·αααααα»ααΆαααααΆααα»αααΈαααΆααΆααααααΆαα’αΆαααα·α αααααααααΆααΉαααααααΎαααΉαα α·ααααααααΆαα αααΆαααΆααααα αααΎα αα·ααααα»αααααΆαααΆαααΈααααΆαααΆαααΆαααΆααααααα’αααααΎαααΆααα»αα ααα»αααααααααα’αΆα ααΉαααααΎα±ααααααααααα·αααΆααααα‘αΎαααααααααααα αααααΆααααααααααααΆα CNBC ααααααααΆαα·ααΆαααααΆααΆαα’αΆαααα·αααα Bessent ααΆαααΎαα‘αΎαααΆ αααααΆααΆαα·αααΈααα Trump ααααΉαα’αΆα ααα‘αΎαα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆααααΆαααΌα ααααΆ ααααα·αααΎα’αα·ααααΆααααΆαααΆαααα αΆααΆαααααΆααα»αα ααΆαααα·α ααααααααααααααααα»αα αα»α TikTok αααααΉαααΉαααα ααΆαααα·α ααααααααααααααααα»αα αα»α TikTok ααααΌαααΆααααααΆαααααα αΌααααααααααΈ 16 ααααααΌ ααΌα αααααΆαααααΉααα»α αααααΆααααα»αα αα»ααααααΆα αααΎαα αααα·ααααα»αα αα»ααα½ααααα αα·α αα ααααααααααααααααα»αα αα»α TikTok ααααΌαααΆαααααΆααααΆααααΆαα½αααΉαααααααααααααααααααΆααααΆαα αα αΆααΆαααΈααΎαααααΆαααα ααααααα»αα αα»αααΆα αααΎααα½αααΆα Oracle Corp., Silver Lake, αα·α Andreessen Horowitz ααΉααααααααααααΎααααα·ααααα·ααΆααααα TikTok αα αα ααααα’αΆαααα·αα αααα½ααααααΆααααΉαααααΎα‘αΎααα αααααα»ααααααΆααααααΆααΆαα·αααΈα’αΆαααα·α Donald Trump αα·αααααΉαααΆαα α·α Xi Jinpingα ααΆαα’αα·ααααααααΌαα·ααΆααααααααααΆα α’α»αΈααααΆα’ααααΆαααΎαααΆαααΆααα»ααααααα½αααΎααααΈααΆααααΆααααΈαααα»α Gaza αααααΆααααΈααΆαααΆααααα αΆαααΆαα’αΆααΆα αα·αααααα·ααααα·ααΆαααΆα αααΎααααααΆα ααα ααΆααααα»αα αααααΆααααααααα»αααααΆα αααΎαααααααα½αα ααααΈααΈααΆαααα½αααα αααααααΎα±αααααααααΆααααααααΆααα αΌααα αααα»αααΆαααΆαααΉαααΆααααααααΆααα αααααααααααΈααΆαααΆαααΆαα·α’α»αΈααααΆα’αα Katz ααΆααααααΆααα X ααΆ βGaza αααα»αααααα α¬ααΆααααα αΆβα αα αααααααα ααΆααααΎαα’αααααααααα’αααααΆααα αααααΆααΆαα·ααΆαααααα·ααααΆαααΆ α’α»αΈααααΆα’ααααΉαααα½ααα»αααααΌαα ααααααΆααααααααΉαααα’αααΎααααααααΌαααΆααααα αααααα αααΆα αααΆαα½ααααα ααΎαααΈααα ααΆαααααααααααααΈα’α»αΈααααΆα’ααααα Benjamin Netanyahu ααΆααααα αΆαααΆ αααααΆααΆαα·αααΈα’αΆαααα·α Donald Trump ααΆαα’ααααΎαααΆαααα ααααα·ααΆααααα»αααααααααΈααααααΆα ααααα |English Version| US Retail Sales Last night, US retail sales came a lot hotter in August, proving that consumer spending remains resilient even if the tariff problem continues to boost the cost of consumption and the labor market shows signs of softening. However, that does not diminish the Federal Reserve’s rate cut decision this week at all, as the odds exceed 90% to see a 25-bps rate cut, with some expecting a 50-bps cut. And with an upcoming easing of monetary policy from the Federal Reserve, this is likely to continue to encourage more spending and improve the labor market conditions, although this may also accelerate the cost of living at the same time. With that in mind, as per CNBC, US Treasury Secretary Bessent cited that Trump is open to a rate hike if inflation becomes a problem in the latter phase. TikTok Deadline Meanwhile, the TikTok deadline has finally been extended until December 16 as expected, with many big companies desiring to acquire this. The TikTok deal was sealed with similar terms of negotiation earlier in the year, which several companies, including Oracle Corp., Silver Lake, and Andreessen Horowitz, will control over TikTokβs US operations. The next meeting will be on Friday between US President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Geopolitical Development Israel launched a major offensive to occupy Gaza City, following weeks of airstrikes and operations on the cityβs outskirts. This has forced several to flee under the bombing and bullets, making this war fall into even greater tension. Defense Minister Israel Katz declared on X, βGaza is burning.β, They also admitted that this would take βseveral monthsβ to control Gaza City. On the same day, a UN-commissioned inquiry concluded that Israel is responsible for committing genocide in Gaza. In a separate development, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu revealed that U.S. President Donald Trump invited him to the White House in two weeks.
Market Talk: Gold price movement today
αααααααΆαααΆαα‘αΎαααααααααααααααα½αααΊ 3689 αα»ααααΆααααα»ααα½αα’αα αα»ααααααΆααααααα α α·αααααΎα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆαααααααααΆααΆααααααΆααααααΉαααααααα αααααααα ααααα·α ααααααΆααααΆαααΆαααΉααααααααΌαα·ααΆααααααααααΆαααΆαααααααΈαααααΒ αααΆααΆααααααΆαα’αΆαααα·αααααΌαααΆαααααααΉαααΆααΉαααΆαααααααα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆααα ααα½α 25 bps α¬ 0.25% ααΆααΎαααααΌαα αΆααααΆααααΈααααααΌ ααααΆα 2024 αααααΆαααααααΈααΆααααααΆααααααΉααααα αΆααΈααααΆαααΆαααΆαααΆααααα αα α»ααααααα αααααΆαααΆαααΆααααα ααααααααΆααΆαα·αααΈ Donald Trump ααααΆααααα αααα ααΎααααααααααααααααααΆααααααααααααΆαααααααΎαα‘αΎαααΆααΆααα αααααααΆααα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆαααααα»αααααα·αααααΆαααα αααααΊαααα αα ααΎααΆαααΆααααααα 50bps α¬α αααΎαααΆαααα αααααΆααααααα αΆααΈααααΆααααα ααΆα αα·αααΆαααΎαα‘αΎααααα»αααΆαα·α ααΆαααΆαααΉααααααααΌαα·ααΆααααααααααΆαα α’α»αΈααααΆα’αααα ααααααΆαααΎαααααα αααΆα αααΆ αααααΆααααααΆααααα»αααααΆα αααΎαααΆαα αα·αααααααΆαα’ααΆαααΆα αααΎα αααααααα»αααααΈ αα·αα’αα»αααααααα ααααΆααααααααααααα αααα ααΆαααΎαα‘αΎαααααΆαααΆαααΉααααααααΆαααααα ααααΆαααααΆαααα»αααΆααα½αα αααααααααΆαααΎαα‘αΎααααααααΆα ααααααα’αΆααααααααΈααααΆααα αααααα½αααΆααααα’αααΈαααα αΆαααα αααααΆαα½αααααααααα»ααααααααΉααααα αΆαα αααααΆαααααααααΆααΆαα·αααΈ Donald Trump αα·α αα ααααα»ααα·α αα αααααααααααΆαα·ααααααααααΆααα ααΆαα’αΊααα»α α α·α αα·ααα ααααα’αΆαααα·α α αΆααααΌα ααΆααΆααααα αααααΆαααα’α αα ααΆαα’αΊααα»αααααΌαααΆαααααΆαααΆαααααΆαααα»ααα·α αΆαααΆααΆααααααααααααΎαααα»αα αα»ααα αααα»αααααααα₯ααααΆ αα·αα α·αααααααα»ααα½ααα»αααααΈαααα»αααΆαα·ααααααααααααα αααα’αΆα α αΆαααα»αααΆααΆααΆαααΉααααααΉαααααΈαα½αααααα’αΊααα»αα αααααα Trump ααααΆαααΎαα‘αΎααααααααΆ αααααΉαααΆααααααααααααααααααΆαααα»αααα»αΈ ααααα·αααΎ EU ααααΎααΌα ααααΆα ααΆααααααα αααααααααααΈααααα½αααααΆααΆααα ααααα’αΆαααα·α Scott Bessent ααΆααα·ααΆαααΆ αα·α αα αααααααααααααααααααα½αααΎααααΈαααααΆαααααα·ααΈ TikTok α±ααααααΎαααΆααα αα ααααα’αΆαααα·αααααΌαααΆαααΆααααααΆαααααα αααααΈααΆαααααααααα½αα ααα½ααα αααα·αααΆααα ααα αααΆαααα α‘αΎαα αααα½ααααααΆαααααΆαα’αΆαααα·α αα·αα α·αααΉαααααΎα‘αΎααα αααααα»ααααααα ααΎαααΈααα αα·α αα α αα αΆααΆαα·ααααααααααΆαα₯ααααΆ αα·ααα ααααα’αΆαααα·ααα ααααα’ααααΆαααα’αΆα ααΉααααααααΌαααααΈαααααΉααααααΆαααααααααααΆααααααΆααααΈααΆαααΆαααΉαααΆαααααααΈααααα αα·α αα αα·ααΆααααΆαααααΎαα‘αΎαααα»ααααΆααααααΆα ααααααΆααααΈαααααΆααΆαα·αααΈ Trump ααΆαααΆααααααααΎα₯ααααΆαααααΆααααΆααα·ααααααααΈαα»αααααΈα ααααα·αααΎαα½ααααααααα αα·α αα α αα αΆααΆαα·αααααααααααααααααα·ααΆα β αααααααΆαα’αΆα ααΉαααααΆααα α»αααααα·α α αα·αα αααΆααααα·αα αααααΉαααΉαααα αααΆαα·ααααΆααΆααααααΆααααααααΈ Lisa Cook ααααΌαααΆααααααΆααΆαα·αααΈ Donald Trump ααααΆααΆαααααααα ααααΈαα·α αα ααααα»αααΎααΆααααααα α α·αααα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆααααΆαααααΆααα»ααααα ααα»ααααααΆαααααα αα»ααΆααΆαα§αααααααα αα ααααα’αΆαααα·αααΆαααα·ααααα ααΎααααΎααα½ααααβαα½α αα α αΎαα |English Version| The gold prices hit their highest records to $3689 per ounce ahead of the Federal Reserve rate decision set on Thursday, and recent geopolitical tensions.Β The FED is expected to cut the interest rate by 25 bps or 0.25%, the first time since December 2024, due to recent concerns over the labor market conditions. However, President Donald Trump also posted on his social media, citing that he wants a bigger cut, referring to 50bps or more, with a reason of housing market issues and rising national debts.Β Geopolitical Tension: Israel still violates Gaza, killing several people and destroying several buildings, while Russia and Ukraine are getting nowhere better. This rising war tension is still a factor in contributing to rising gold prices, as the market sentiment still worries about this issue.Β Another factor that people are looking forward to: According to President Donald Trump, the trade deal meeting between the European Union, China, and the US seems to have ended well.Β The European Union is reportedly considering imposing sanctions on companies in India and China that are helping Russia with its oil trade. This move would be part of a new round of restrictions. While Trump also mentioned that he will impose major sanctions if the EU does the same. In fact, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said a framework deal to keep the TikTok app running in the US has been reached, albeit the terms of the blueprint remain unclear. The next meeting between the US and China will be on Friday. All await India and the United States trade talks on Tuesday, sparking hope for a resolution after recent tensions. The talks come weeks after President Trump imposed tariffs on India for its purchase of Russian oil.Β Secure in the talk deal β gold correction will be likely. And vice versa.Β Meanwhile, regarding the FEDβs Lisa Cook, who President Donald Trump has been trying to dismiss from the FED rate decision, is now being rejected from an appeals court in the US.
Gold price direction ahead of several central banks’ rate decisions
ααΆααα·ααΆααααααααααα·α αα ααΆααααααα α α·αααα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆαααααααααΆααΆααααααΆα αααΆααΆααααααΆαα ααα½ααα½αααΉαααααΎααΆααααααα α α·ααααααααα½αααααΎα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆαααα αααααΆα αααα αααα αΆααααααΎαααΈαααΆααΆαααΆααΆααΆααΎααΆαααααΆααααααΆ αα½αααααΉαααΆαααααααα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆααα ααα½α 25 bpsα αααααΆααααααααΆα ααΆαα ααααααΆαααΌαα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆαααααααααΆααΆααααααΆαα’αΆαααα·α αααααΆαααααΈααααΉαααΆα’αΆα ααΉαααΆαααΆααααααΆαα ααα½α 25 bps (ααα Trump ααΆαααΏααΆααααΆα’αΆα ααΉαααΆαααΆαααΆαα 50 bps)α α αααααααΆααΆααααααΆαααΈααααααααα αα½αααΆαααααΆααΆααααααΆαα’ααααααα αα·ααααΆααΆααααααΆααααα»αα’αΆα ααΉαααΆαααΆαααα αααΎααααα»αααΆααααααΆα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆαααααα»αααααα·αααααα ααΆαααΆαααααααα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆαα β ααααΎα±ααααΌαα·αααααααααα»ααααα»αα α»ααααααα ααΆαα·ααααααααΆαααααΆααΆααααααΆαα’αΆαααα·ααααααΆαααααΆαααΆααααΆαααααα ααααΌαααΆαααααααΆααααααΆαα·αααααΉαααααΆαααΆααααααΆαααααααααααα αααααΊα’αΆα ααΉαααΆαααΆααααααΆααα αΌαααα 3 αααααα»αααααΆααααα α αΎααααα’αΆα αααααΆαααααΌαα ααα»ααΌα ααΆ ααΆαααααααααααααΈααααΆαααΆαααΆα αααα αΆαααα ααΆα αααα αΆαααα»α ααααΌα ααΆααΆααα·αααααΆαααααααΆααΆαααααΆααΎαα ααΌα αααα ααααα·αααΎαααΆααΆααααααΆαα’αΆαααα·ααααααααα αΆααααααΆααααΆααα α»α αααα±ααΆααααααααα USD ααΉαααααΆααα α»αααΌα ααααΆ α αΎααααααααΆαα’αΆα ααΉαααΆαααΆαααα αααΎαααΎαα‘αΎαα α αΎαβαααα»αβαα βαα·αβα αααααααααα α Hawkishα αααααα»αααααα TikTok ααΆααα·ααΆααααΆαααΆααα ααααα’αΆαααα·α αα·αα α·αααΉααααααααΎαααα αΆ TikTok αααα αΆαααααα αα·αααααααα·α αα α αααααΆαααααα αΆ TikTok α’αααααααααΆααααΆααααααΆαααΆαααααα»αααααααα αααααα»αα’αΆα ααΉααααααΆααααααααααα αααααΆαααααααααααΆααΆαα·αααΈ Donald Trump ααΎαα‘αΎαααΆαααααΆαααΆαααααααα»αα αα»α TikTok ααΉαα’αΆαααααααΎαααααααΆαααααααΈαααα»ααααααΆααα₯α‘αΌααααααΆαααΈααααα’αΆαα·αααα αααααΎαααΊααΆαααααααααααααααααααα’αΆαααα·α α¬α’αΆαααα·αααααΌααα·αααΆα ααα αααααΉαααΉαααΆααααΎαα’αααααααααααααααα α·αααΆαααααααΈααααααΎα§αααααα’αα‘α·α ααααΌαα·ααααααα ααααα’αΆαααα·α α’αααααααααΆαααααΆααααααΆαα·α αα ααααα»αααΆαααααΆααα»αα’αΆα ααΉααα·ααΆαααΆααα»αα ααΆαααααα ααα»αααααΆα αααΎααα αααααααΉααααα αΆααααααααΆααααααααααΆαααααααα ααααα’αΆαααα·α αα·αα α·α ααΆααΎααα Trump αααααααααΆααααααΆαααΆαααααΉααα»α αααα¬ααα ααΆααα·ααΆααα αα ααααα αααααΊααΆααααΆααΈαααΌαα½αα ααα½ααααααΆαααααααααΆααααα»ααααααΆα ααααα |English Version| Fundamental Analysis Central Bank Rate Decision For the economic aspect, four central banks will make their decision on the interest rate this week, starting with the Bank of Canada under the anticipation of having a 25 bps rate cut. Followed by the Federal Reserve, which many are highly priced in for the 25 bps rate cut, albeit Trump made his bet on 50 bps. The other two central banks, including the Bank of England and the Bank of Japan, are likely to maintain the rate unchanged this time. Lower the interest rate β weakening the domestic currencies. Especially for the FED, which has built high anticipation upon, with not only one time rate cut but three times this year due to several concerns such as weak labor market, housing market, national debt, and global uncertainty. Therefore, if the Federal Reserve continues to signal dovish, high chance that is USD will weaken and the GOLD price will likely appreciate. And vice versa for the hawkish stance. The TikTok Deadline The talk between the US and China will center on TikTok, tariffs, and the economy. As for TikTok, some speculated that the original deadline on Wednesday will likely to extended as President Donald Trump cited that the fate of TikTok will depend on Beijingβs actions now on Sunday. The options are either Chinaβs ByteDance sale of the US assets or the US shutting it down. Along with recent Chinaβs investigation into the US semiconductor industry, some already project a difficult meeting ahead. As a result, many are still looking forward to the next US-China deadline, whether Trump extends or not. Technical Analysis
Weekly Recap: What has happened?
αααΆαααΆααααααααααα·αααααααααα αΆααααααΆα α αα·αααααΉαααααααΈ15 αααααααΆ 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 αα·αααααΆαααααααα·α αα α αααααΈααΆαααααααΆαααα·αααΆαααΆαααααΆααα α»αααααα ααααΎαααΎαααΆαααΆαααΎαα‘αΎαααααααααααα αααα ααΆααα’αααααααΎααααΆαααααααα ααααααααΆααααα αΆαααΈααααΎααααααααΆαααααααααα·αααΆαααααααααα αααααΆαααΆαααΆααααα ααααααΆαααΆααα ααΎααΆαααΎαα‘αΎααααΆαααααΆαααααα·ααααααα’αααααααΆαααΆαααΆα α αΎαααΆαααΆαααα’αααααααααααααααΌα ααααααα»αα±ααααΈααααΆααα ααααΏααΆααααΆαααΆααΆααααααΆαα’αΆαααα·αα’αΆα ααΉαααΆαααααααα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆαααααα αα 3 αααααααΆααααααΆααααα ααααααα»ααααα αΆααααΈααααΈααααααααααΆαααΆαααΈααααΆαααΆαααΆα αααα’αΆα αα»αα αααΆαααααααα·α αα α±ααααΆααααααααααααααΆαααα’ααΆααααΆαα ααααΈααΆααααααααααααααΊααΈααααΆααααα ααΆααααααΆαα’ααααΆααΆααααα αΆαααααα αα½αααΆαα½αααΉααααα»αααΆαα·ααΆααΎαα ααΌα ααααα αΎα αα αααααΆα αααα αααΆααΆααααααΆαα’αΆαααα·αααΉααααααΆαααΆααααααα α α·αααααΎα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆαααααααααα½ααα ααααααΈ 18 αααααααΆ ααααΆα 2025 ααααΆαααα 1:00 ααααΉα αααααα ααααα»ααΆ αααααααααΆααααααΆ α’αΆα ααΉααααααΆα 25 bps αααααΈααΆααα Trump ααΆαααααΆααααααΆ “α’αΆα ααΉαααΆαααΆαααΆαααααααααααΆαααα” αααααα ααΆαααααα»ααααααΆαα’α»αΈααααΆα’αα αα·αααΆααΆα αα·αααααΉαααα’α»αΈααααΆα’ααααΆαααΆααααα αΆαααΆαα’αΆααΆα αα ααΆααααααααααΆααΆααΆαααΈααΎααααααΆα αααααα αα½αααααΆααααααααααααααΆαααΎααααααααααααααααΌα ααΆα αααΆα αααΆ αααααΆααααααΆααααα»ααααααΆαα αα ααΆαα 53 ααΆαα αα·αααΆαααααααΆαα’ααΆαααΆα αααΎααα½αααΆαα “ααΆααΆααα αα·α αΆαα’α»αΈααααΆα αααααΈαααααα αα·αααααααααααααααααΆααααα”α αααα ααΈααα αα½αααααααΎα “ααΆαααΆααααα αΆαααΎαααΈααΈ ααΎαααααα ααααααΆααααααααΆαααΆααααα αΆαααΎααΈααα – ααααααα ααα½αααααΆαααΈαααααααααααα αααααΆααααααααααα ααΆαααΌα ααΆαα’ααα αΆαααααααααααααα’α»αΈααααΆα’αα” αααααΎαααααΆαααα Adnan Hayajneh ααΆααααααΆα αΆααααααααααααΆααααααα’ααααααΆαα·ααααΆαααα·ααααΆαααααΆααΆα ααααααααΆααΆαα·αααΈ Donald Trump αα·ααααααΆαα α·ααααααΆαααααΆααα ααααααΏαααα ααααααααααααααΆα αααΎαααααααααααΆααααααΆααΆ ααααα·αααΎααΆααα·ααΆαααΆαααΆαα½αα ααΆααααααα ααααααααΆααΆαααα»ααααα ααα·α αα ααααα»αααααΌαααααααΉαααΆαα’αΆαααΆαα αα·αααΌααααΈααα ααααα’αΆαα·ααα αα·αααααα αααα ααΎααααΈαααα ααααααΆααααααααΆααααααΆααααΈααΆαααΆααααα αΆαααααα’α»αΈααααΆα’ααααΎααΈαααα»α Doha ααΆαααΈααααα’ααααΆαα αα»αααααΈ-α’αα»ααααααα αααααΆααααΈαα»αααααΈααΆαα αΌααα»ααα»ααααα’αΆααΆααααααααΌα‘αΌα αααΌα‘αΌαααΆααααααΆααααααα ααααααΆαααα»αααααΎααααααα»αααααΈ ααααα·ααααααααααΆαα½αααα‘αΆαα»ααα αα·ααα»αααααΈα αα»αααααΈβααΆαβααααΆαβααΎαβαα·α α¬βαααααβααΉαβαααα αΆα ααΆααΆαα α’αΆα‘αΊαααα αα·αααΆααΊαααΆα ααΉαααα·α αα αΆαααααα ααα ααααΆαα αα·ααααααααααααααα·ααααΆαααααααααααααΆαααΆαααΆααααααααααΌα‘αΌαα ααα»ααα ααΆαααΆαααΉααα ααααΆααααΆαααααααααΆααααα α αΎααααααΆααΆαα·αααΈ Donald Trump ααΆααα·ααΆαααΆ “ααΆααααΉαααα‘αΎααααααα ααΎαα»αααααΈ ααααα·αααΎααΆααΌααααααααΆααα·ααααααααΈαα»αααααΈ”α ααΆααα·ααΆααααΆαααΆαααααααα’αΆαααα·α αα·αααααααα α·αα αααααααΈα’αΆαααα·α αα·αα α·αααΆααα½ααα·ααΆααααΆααΆαα·ααααααααα ααΈαααα»ααααΆααααΈαααΆαααΈααααα’αΆαα·ααα ααααα·ααΆααααΆααΈαααα αΆαααα αααα αΆ TikTok ααααααΆαααααα αΆααΆααα·ααααααααΈαα»αααα»αΈααααααααααα α·αα ααααΆαα·ααΆαααααΆααΆα Scott Bessent ααΆααα·ααΆαααΆ “ααΎαααΉααααααα ααααααα’αα” α αααααααααααααααααα»αααΆααααααααααααααα»ααααααΊ ααΆαβααΆαα»αααα ααααα½αααΆαα αααααα’ααααααααα»ααα·αααΆααααααΆααα’αααααααααααα ααΆαααααΆαααααΆααα’αααΎαα»αααα½αααΉαααΆαααα Gen Z αα αααααααααααΆαα ααααααααΆααΆαααα»ααα·αααΆαα αααΆαααΎααααααααααΆαα·ααΆα α₯ααααΌαααααΈααΎααΆαααα‘αΎαααααΆααα§ααααααααααααααΆαα·ααααΆ αα·αα αααΎααααα ααΌα ααααααΎα’αααΈααΆααα’αααααααΆααααα αΆαααΈα’αααΈααααΆααααΎα? ααΆαααΎαα‘αΎαααα’αααααααααααααα ααΆαααααααααααααα ααΉαααΆααα ααααΆαααΎαα‘αΎαααα’ααααΆα’αααααααΆαααΆαααΆαααααΎααΆααααααααα ααααααα·α αα ααΊααααααΆαααΆαααααΆααα αααααααΈαααααα αα·αααΆαααΉαααααααααα·α αα ααα αααααΆααα’αααααααΉαααΆαα±ααααΆαααΆααααααααααααα αα·αααΆααααααααααααααΆαα ααα»αααααα ααααα½α ααΆαα’αΆα ααΉααααααααααα·α αααααΆαααααΆααααααααΆα ααααΆαααααα αααααααΆαααΆαααΎαα‘αΎααα·α 1% αααααΆαααααααΆα ααααα |English Version| Weekly Data Summary Report As ofβ September 15, 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: Economic Aspect: Although input prices dropped, the output prices sold to the consumer are rising above the restrictive level of 2%, which still suggests having higher price pressure. However, with the initial jobless claims climbing to their highest since more than 3 years, the market is still pricing in high expectations for the 3 rate cuts this year. This reflects on labor market concerns that may potentially push the economy into a recession zone in the future. Other concerns are the housing market with a drag mortgage rate, along with the national debt from Trumpβs concerns. Therefore, this week, the Federal Reserve will announce its rate decision on September 18, 2025, at 1:00 AM Cambodia time with a 25 bps rate cut expectation, albeit Trump predicted βbig cutβ. Israel-Qatar fight: Not only did Israel airstrike on Qatar in the early week, but they continued to violate other countries, such as Gaza, which has killed at least 53 people and destroyed several buildings, including βschools, mosques, hospitals, and medical centres.β Itβs also launched βthe attack on Syria, on Yemen, continuation of attacks on Lebanon β seven countries so far. Which aims to achieve βkingdom of Israelβ, the great Israelβ as per Adnan Hayajneh, professor of international relations at Qatar University. President Donald Trump is very unpleasant on this, while many other countries support Qatar if there is some measure is taken. In fact, Qatar is hosting a summit of Arab and Muslim leaders on Sunday and Monday to plot a course of action after Israelβs βcowardlyβ attack on Doha on Tuesday. Russia-Ukraine: After Russia invaded Polandβs airspace, Poland downed the Russian drone while closing down the border with Belarus and Russia. Russia threatened to reopen or face the consequences. France, Germany, and Denmark will contribute fighter jets and other military assets to an enhanced defense of Poland. All in all, the tension still exists between these countries, and President Donald Trump stated that βhe was willing to impose sanctions on Russia if NATO halts purchasing Russian oil.β US-China Talk: U.S. and Chinese officials held trade talks in Madrid on Sunday, discussing tense relations, TikTok, and Chinaβs Russian oil purchases. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said, βWeβll continue tomorrow.β Other countries are having internal conflictβprotests, including the United Kingdom over anti-immigration, Nepal’s Gen Z-led anti-corruption protests, France over the government overspending, Indonesia over increased allowances, and more. So what are all of these telling us? Increasing immigration to other countries will ultimately lead to higher unemployment, a slow economy due to disruption everywhere, and major economic chaos, wanting to become the king of the region, all of which will lead to panic and support the gold price. But at one point, the gold might retrace due to extreme fear. The gold price surged by almost 1% for a weekly measure.
Economic Dose: US inflation, Lisa Cook’s progress, The European Central Bank Rate Decision, Tariffs, and Israel-Qatar
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This could be a result of a weakening in the labor market conditions, as proven by the undeniable increase in the jobless claims data last night. Initial jobless claims rose to the highest since more than 3 years, indicating higher layoff activities in the United States and raising doubts on the cracking form in labor market. This also means that the market last night priced in the rate cut due to the weak labor market rather than the inflation. In a normal case, stronger inflation would scale back on the rate cuts, but due to weak labor, the rate cut is higher. In other terms, they plan to let the cracking labor market diminish the demand, consumption, and inflation data instead. Below is the probability that the market priced in after the data release. The Federal Reserve Trump also requested the Federal appeals court to remove the Federal Governor Lisa Cook from her position ahead of the Federal Reserve rate decision by September 18, 2025, at 1:00 AM Cambodia time. However, as per Cookβs lawyer, this act will likely deliver a major blow to the market conditions in return, especially when things are not certain lately. The European Central Bank (ECB) The ECB maintained the interest rate at 2.15% as they gained more confidence in the economic growth while the inflation rate is now reaching the desirable level amid the uncertainty reduction. For now, the trade bets on ending the rate cut cycles by lowering the probability of an interest rate cut in 2026 from 60% to 50%. Therefore, this led to the EURUSD strengthening after the ECB President Lagardeβs speeches were released. Tariffs Everyone is aiming for Chinaβs auto manufacturer tariff with Mexico to increase the tariffs up to 50% on cars and other products, while the US also pressures G-7 countries to impose higher tariffs on India and China as well. In accordance with Bloomberg’s opinions, βChinaβs auto manufacturersβ inherently lower production costsβ also mean that even with tariffs, their cars are still competitive with others. Akaβnot much affected in China. However, according to US Commerce Secretary Lutnich, βThe Europeans will block Chinese cars; they’ll learn. Chinese cars are not competitive; they’re government-backed.β For now, we are unsure, but the data from the economy minister said that βsome Asian exporters will only affect 8.6% of Mexican foreign trade.β Israel-Qatar The United States, the closest ally to Israel, along with other members, is calling for the de-escalation of the last conflict between Israel and Qatar. Israel has been repeatedly assaulting/invading other countries, including Qatar, Yemen, Gaza, and more, which has led the United Nations Security Council to condemn its aggressive acts. Even the United States, which previously defended Israel, now also begins to show a strong rebuke against this act as wellβaka, the US distances itself when it comes to the attack on Qatar. Regardless, Qatar commits to solving this conflict diplomatically in the effort to stop the bloodshed in Gaza.Β