αααααΆααΈ 1α αααΆαααΆααα ISM Manufacturing PMI αααααααααα’ααααααααααααααΆααα·α ISM αααααα ααααα’αΆαααα·αααΆααααααααα·ααα ααΆααααααααααα·αααααα α ααα½α 50Β ααααααα αΆαααΈααΆααααααααααααΆαααα·αααααβαα αααα»ααα·ααααααα ααααα·αααΎααΆαααΆααα ααΎααααα·αααΆαααΆααα·α ααααΎαααΆαααΆαααααΆααα α»α α αΎαααααααΆααααΈααΆααααααααααα αααα»αααΈααααΆαααΆαααΆααααααα ααΎαααααΈααΆα’αα·ααααΆααΆαααΆαααΎαα‘αΎαααΊαααΆαααΈαα»αααααααΒ ααΌα αααα ααΈααααΆαβααΆαβαααααβαααααβα‘αΎαβαα·αβααΎβααΆαβααααΆααααβααΆαβααΆααβαααααβα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆαα αααααΆαααΎαα‘αΎααα αΌααα ααα 90% αααααβααΆαβααΆαβααααΆααααβαα»αβααΆαααΈβαααα·ααα·αα ααΆααβα’ααβαααβααΆβαααααΆβαααα αΆαβααΈααααααα·ααααα»αα·αααα·αα·αααααααΆααααααΆαααΆαβααααααα·α αα βα’αΆαααα·α αααβα’αΆα αααα»αα±αααααααααααΆαααα»ααααΆαααααΆααα α»α αααααααααααααααααΆαα’αΆα ααΉαααΎαα‘αΎαα αααααΆααΈ 2α ααΆααα·αααααΆαααααααΆαααααα ααααααααΆααΆαα·αααΈ Donald Trump αααααααΉαααααΉαα§αααααααα αα»ααΆααΆαααααΌα ααΎααααΈααααΆααααααΌαααΌαααα ααααΈαααααα αααααα»ααΆααΆαα§αααααααα ααααα αααααΆααααααΆαααΆααααααΆα αααΎαααααααααα»αα αααΆααα ααα Trump αααΌα ααΆ ααααααααΆαααααααΆαααΆααααααΆαααααααΆααααααααααΆαααΆαα·αααααααααααααΆαα α αΎααααααΆαααΆααΆααααααΆααααααααα α’αΆα αααααα·α ααααααΆαααααααα·α αα α’αΆαααα·αααΆαα ααααβαα βααβααΆαβαα αΌαβαααβααΆααβαααααΆαβααβαα»ααΆα αααααΈααΆαααΆαααΆααααα ααα Trump ααααΆαααΆαααΆααααααααααΆ α’αΆα ααΉααα·ααΆααααΆαααααααααΆαααααα»ααααα β ααααα·αααΎαα»ααΆααΆαα’αΆαααα·αααΏααΆααααΆ Trump αα½αααααααααΆαααα·αααΌαααααααααααααΌαααΆαααΈαα»α β ααΉαααα₯αααα·αααααΆαααααΆαααα ααΎααΈααααΆαα β ααΆααα·αααααΆαααααααΆαααα»αααααααΆαα±αααααααααΆαααΆααααα‘αΎαααααα αααααΆααΈα£α ααΆαααΆαααΉαααΌαα·ααΆααααααααααΆα ααΆαα’αα·αααααααα»αααααΈ-α’αα»ααααααα ααααα ααααααΆαααα»αααααΎααααααα»αααααΈααΆαααααααΆααααα αΆααααα»αααααα Dnipropetrovsk ααααα’αα»αααααα ααααααααΎαααΆααα·αα αααΆααααΆααααααααααααα αααα»αααΈααααΆαα α’αΆαααα·α-αααααααα»αα’αα‘αΆα αααααΆααΆαα·αααΈα’αΆαααα·α ααα ααΌααΆαα ααααΆα ααΆααααααΆαααΆ αααααααΆαααα ααααα’αΆαααα·αααΆαααααΎ “ααΆαααΆααααα αΆααααα αααΆ” αααααΆααααΉαααΌαααΉαααααΏαααααα αααα»ααααααΉαα’ααααααΆαα·α αααβααΆβααΆαβα αΆααβααααΎαβααβαααααααΆαβαα½αβααα αααβα’αΆαααα·αβααΆαβααααα»αααβαααααΆααβααΉαβααααα αααα»αα’αα‘αΆ αααβα’αα’αΆαβααΆβααααΆαβαααβαα»αβα αααΆαααααα»αα ααα αΆααα βα’αΆαααα·α αα·αβααααααβαααβαααα ααΆαααααα ααα ααααααΉαααΆααΉαααΆαααΆααΆα ααααΆααα’αΆαααα·αααααααααα αα½αααΆαα½αααΉαααΆααΆαα»αααΉαααΆααααα αΆαααΏαααΆααααα»αααααα’ααααα½αααΉαααΆαααααααΆααα ααΈααααααα»ααααααΆααααααα αααααΈααΆααααα αααα»αα’αα‘αΆαα·αααΆααααααΎαααααααα ααα»ααααααα αααΆααΌαααΌ ααααΆαααααΆαααΆααΉαααΆα βααΆαααααα»ααααααααΆααα’αΆαα»αβ ααΎααααΈααααΎααααα ααΉααααααααΆαααααΆααΆαα½αα ααααα·ααααααΈααααΆααααα’αΆα ααΆα β> αααααΊααΆααΆαααΆαααΉααα½ααααααΎαααααααααααααΆα αααα’αΆα αααα»αα±αααααααααΆαα‘αΎαααααα αααααΆααΆααα’αααααααΌα ααΆααΆαααααΉααα»αααΎααΆαααΆαααααααα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆαααααααααΆααΆααααααΆαα’αΆαααα·α ααΆααα·αααααΆαααααααΆαααα»αα αααΆαααααα ααΆαααΆαααΉαααΌαα·ααΆααααααααααΆαααΆααααααααααααα»ααα½αα αααααααααΆαααΎαα‘αΎααααααααΆαααΆαααΈαααα·ααα·α α αΎαααΉαα’αΆα ααΆαα±ααααΆαααΆαααΎαα‘αΎααααααααααααααα·αααΎααΆαααΆαααΉααα ααααΆαα ααα»ααααααΌαα αΆαααΆ ααααα·αααΎααΆαααΆαααΉαααααΆααααα αααααααΆαααα’αΆα ααΉαααααΆααα α»α ααΌα α’αααΈαααααΎαααΆααα½ααααααααΆαααΈααΎααα»αααα β αααααΊαααααΆαααααΆααααααααΆα ααααΆααααααααααα·αα·αααα·αα |English Version| Factor 1: ISM Manufacturing PMI The US ISM purchasing managersβ Index continued to stay below the benchmark of 50, suggesting contracting activities coming from the manufacturing sector. Looking into the employment level also slipped, showing further weakness in labor market conditions despite the slower increase in pricing level. Therefore, the market re-priced on a higher rate cut projection, which has surged to over 90%, higher than the previous forecast yesterday. All of these are signaling a less optimistic outlook for the US economy, which is weakening the USD and supporting gold prices. Factor 2: Tariff Uncertainty President Donald Trump plans to appeal to the Supreme Court to quickly reverse a federal appeals court ruling that declared many of his tariffs illegal. Trump insists these tariffs are vital for his trade policy and warns that overturning them could devastate the U.S. economy. The tariffs remain in place until mid-October, pending the appeal. However, Trump also reported that this relief appeal will come as soon as Wednesday. β If the US court believes that Trump should refund the previously collected tariff β major blow US treasury and market. β Uncertainty in Tariffs leads to appreciation the safe-haven assets such as GOLD. Factor 3: Geopolitical Tension Russia-Ukraine development: Russian drones continued to attack in Ukraineβs Dnipropetrovsk region, which is further accelerating uncertainty in the market. US-Venezuela: President Donald Trump announced that U.S. forces had conducted a “kinetic strike” against a drug-carrying boat in international waters. This marked the start of another war, which the US has fought against Venezuela, claiming that the illegal drug has been pushed over the US and other nations. Furthermore, there are expected to be more US warships, along with one nuclear-powered fast attack submarine, to be there soon. Although Venezuela has not responded yet, Mr. Maduro also threatened an βarmed fightβ in response to any military action. Potential market reaction β>this is another tension on war conflict, which could potentially push the gold price higher. All of these factors, such as dovish FED expectations on rate cut, uncertainty in tariffs legal act, and higher geopolitical tensions are contributed to rising gold prices yesterday and will potentially lead to more increases if tensions still exist. But do remember, if tension is too much, gold slip is also likely, just like what we experienced last timeβaka over fear pulls the investor out of the market.
What Really Moves the GOLD prices?
αααααΆααααααα»αα±αααααααααΆαααΆαααΆααααααααα½αα ααΆαααααΆααααα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆαααααααααΆααΆααααααΆαα’αΆαααα·αα ααΆααααααα α α·αααααΎααΆαααΆαααααααα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆααααΉαααααΎα‘αΎααα ααααααΈ 18 αααααααΆ ααααΆα 2025 ααααΆαααα 1:00 ααααΉα (αααααα ααααα»ααΆ) αααααΆαααΎαα‘αΎαααΈ 87.6% ααΈαα»αααααααΉα 89.7% ααΏααΆαααα ααΎααΆαααΆααα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆααα β ααΆαααααΆααααα αααΎαααΎααΆααααααΆαα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆαα β αααα»αα±αααααααααΆαααΆαααααααααα αααααΉαααΉαααα αααααααααααΈααααα½αααααΆααΆαα’αΆαααα·αααα Bessent ααααΆααααααΆαααααααααΆ “α’αΆα ααΉαααΆαα±ααΆαααα’ ααααααααααΈ Miran α’αΆα α‘αΎαααααα (ααααΆαααΆαααΆαα·ααααΆααΆααααααΆαα’αΆαααα·α) αα αα»ααα·α αα ααααα»ααααΆααΆααααααΆαα’αΆαααα·ααααααααΆ” αααααΎαααααΆααααααααΆααα Semafor α ααΆαααααααααΆαααααααααααΌαααΆααααααΆααααΆααΆαααααΆαα½ααααα’αΆα α’αααα½αα―αααΆαααααΆααααααααΆααΆααααααΆαα’αΆαααα·α (Federal Reserve) αα·αααΆαα±ααααΆααααααααΆααααααααααα ααΆαα·ααααα αααααααααααααααα’αα·ααΆααααααααΈ Lisa Cook αα αααααα·ααααααααΆαααααΆαααα ααα ααααααα₯ααααΆα ααα Trump ααΆααααα αααα ααΎ Truth Social ααααααΆααααΆ α₯ααααΆ βααΆααααααααΌααααα 0% ααα»ααααααΆααΆαααΊαααααα½α αα α αΎαβ αααααΈααΆαα·αααΆααααΆαααΆαααααΎααα α¬ααΆααααααΆααααΈα₯ααααΆαααααα ααααα·ααααα αα·αααΆαααααα·ααααα αααΎαα αααααααααααΆαααα ααΆαααΆαααΉαααΌαα·ααΆααααααααααΆαα αα»αααααΈ αα·αα’αα»αααααα αα ααααΆαααααααααΉαααααΆ α αΎααα·αααΆααααΆααααααΆααΆαα½ααααα αΆαααΆα’αΆα ααΉαααΆααααααααΆααααααΆααΆαααα»ααααααΆαααααααα αααααααα ααααα’αΆαααα·α αα·αααααα αααα»αα’αα‘αΆ ααααααααααα½αααααα»αααααααΆαα αα·ααα αααα»ααα·αααΆαα αααααααΆαααααα»αααΆααα½αααΌαααααΏαααα αα·αα’αααααΆαα§αααα·αααααααα ααααααααΈααΎααα αααααααααΆαα’α»αΈααααΆα’αα αα·ααααααα αααΆα αααΆ α’α»αΈααααααΆαα½α E3 αα·αααΆαααΆαααααααααααααααα ααααα’αΆαααα·α αα·αααΆαααΆααα·αααααααααααααααααΈαααΆαααΆαααα α»αααααααααααα β ααΌα αααα αααΆαααΆααΆαααΆαααΉαααΌαα·ααΆααααααααααΆααα ααααΆα αααααααΆαααααααΆααΉαααΎαα‘αΎα ααΆαα·ααααα ααααααααα·ααΆααΆααααααΌααααααααααααααΆαααΌαα·αααααα» (ααΆαααααααα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆαα) αα ααΆααααα»ααααααα αααααΆαααΆαααΆαααααααΌαααααααααΆααααΆ αααααααΆααα ααα’αΆα ααααΆααα α»ααααα»αααααααααααΈ αααααΆαααααΆαααααΆααααααΌαααΌαα·ααΆααααααααααΆααα·αααα ααααααααΆααΆααααααΆαα’αΆαααα·αα |English Version| Factor in gold price movement: β More odds on rate cut β push gold prices higher. Meanwhile, US Treasury Secretary Bessent also stated that βThere’s a good chance US CEA’s Miran is seated before the September Fed meeting,β according to a Semafor interview. This remark is also marked as a factor in shaking the Federal Reserveβs independence and leading to higher gold prices as well, especially when the FED governor Lisa Cookβs position is still under threat. Reaction: Not much reaction to the Gold prices. β So as long as geopolitical tensions still exist, the gold price is likely to rise, especially when an easing monetary policy (rate cut) environment has already come into play this month. However, do note that gold price correction is also likely in the short term due to changes in geopolitical and the FEDβs stance.
Weekly Gold Update: What to Look forward to?
ααΆααα·ααΆααααααΌαααααΆα α¬ααΆααα·ααΆααααααααααα·α αα ααααα αααα (αα·ααΆααααααα ααααααααααααΆα) ααααα’ααααΆα αααα ααΈαααααααααα’ααααααααααααααΆααα·α ISM ααΈαα·αααααα·ααααααα αα ααααα’αΆαααα·α ααααΉαααα·ααΆαααααααΆαααα½αααααααααΉαααΆαα₯αααα·ααααΎαααααααΆαααΊααΆααααααΉαααΆαααααααα ααα’αα·ααΆααααΆααΆααααααΆααααααααΈ Lisa Cook α αΎααααααα’αΆα αααααΆαααα ααΎα―αααΆαααααΆααααααααΆααΆααααααΆαα’αΆαααα·ααααααα αααααΈααΆα α ααααααααααααααααΆαααααααααΆαααα½ααααααα»αααΆααααααααααααα»ααΆαβααααααααααα ααααα·αααΎαααααααΈαα·αααΆα αΆαα ααααΈαααααααα αααααα Trump α’αΆα ααΉαααΆααααααΆααααα½ααααα»αααΆααααααΆαα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆααααΆααααααΏα α αΎααααααααααααααΆαααα’αΆα ααΉαααΆααααααΎαα‘αΎααααα ααΆαα·ααααα αααααααααααααΈ Stephen Miran α’αΆα ααΉαααααΌαααΆααααααααΆααααΆαααα»αααααΉααααΆαα·ααΆααααΆααΆααααααΆαα’αΆαααα·ααα ααααααΈ 04 αααααααΆαβ ααΆααααααα αααααααΈααααΆαααααα ααΎααΆααααααΌααααααααααααααΆαααΌαα·αααααα»α αααααα»α αα·ααααααααα ααααα·α ααΈαααααααα ααΆαα αααΎαααΆαααΆααα ααΎαα·ααααααααΆαααΆαααααααααααΌα ααΆ αα·ααααααααΆαααΆα JOLTs Job Openings αα·ααα·ααααααααΆαααΆα ADP ααααααΆαααα·αααααααααααααααα’ααααααααααααααΆααα·α ISM ααΆααα·αααααααΆααααα αααααα»ααα αα·αααααααααααααΆααααΆααααα αααα»ααααααΆα ααααααΊαααΆαααΆαααααΆαααΆααααααα ααααα’αΆαααα·α αα½αααΆααααααΈααααΆαααααααααααα·ααααααα·αααα α’ααααΆααααΆαααΆαααΆαααααΎ αα·αααααΆααα αααΌαααΆααααααααα»ααα½ααααα αααααΆααΉαααααΆαααΆαα·ααααααααΆαααΆαα α»αααααα αα»ααααααΆααααααα α α·αααα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆαααααααααΆααΆααααααΆαα ααΆααα’αααααααΉααααα»ααααααΆααααΈααααΆαααΆαααΈααααΆαααΆαααΆα ααΆααΎααΆααΉαα ααααααΆαααΌα α’αααΈααααααααΆααααΆααΆααααααΆαα’αΆαααα·αααα Powell ααααΉααα»ααα αααα»α Jackhole ααα α¬αα? αααααΊααΌααααααααΉαααΆααΉαααΆαααΆαααΎαα‘αΎαααα αΆαα·αααααΆαααΆαα ααΆααααααα α α·αααααΎα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆααααΊαα ααααααΈ 18 αααααααΆ ααααΆα 2025 αααααΆαααΆααα 87.6% ααΏααΆααααΎααΆαααΆααα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆαα ααααααααααα ααα 12.4% ααΏααΆααααΎααΆααααααΆα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆααα ααΌα αααα ααααα·αααΎααΈααααΆαααΆαααΆααααα αΆαααΆααααΆαααΆαααΆααααααααααααααΆααα»α αααααΆααΉαααΆαααααα ααΎααΆααααααΌααααααααααααααΆαααΌαα·αααααα» α αΎαααα’αΆα αααα»αα±αααααααααΆαα‘αΎαααααα α αΎααααα»ααα αα·ααααααΆαααα·ααααααααΆααααααα’α ***ααΌαα αΆαααΆ αααααααααααααΆααααΆααα»αααααΈ αα·αα’αα»αααααα α’α»αΈααααΆα’αα αα·αα αααΆα αααΆ αα·αααααααΆααααα’αΆα ααΎαααΆααααααααΆαα’α»αΈαααα αα·ααα ααααα’αΆαααα·α ααα’αΆα ααα₯αααα·αααα ααΎαααααααΆααβ ααΆααα·ααΆααα αα ααααα αααααΊααΆααααΆααΈαααΌαα½αα ααα½ααααααΆαααααααααΆααααα»ααααααΆα ααααα |English Version| Fundamental Analysis Monday (Labor Day: Holiday) Tuesday Aside from the ISM purchasing managers index from the United States, another crucial event that will influence the gold price is the dismissal of Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook, which concerns the US central bankβs independence.Β Although the Judge gave some time for them to seek additional claims, losing the FEDβs cook from her position will likely open the path for Trump to initiate the easing even faster and could potentially lead to higher gold as well. Especially when Stephen Miranβs hearing as the nominee to the Federal Reserve Board (easing partner) will be on September 04. Wednesday and Thursday It also focuses on the other job data, such as JOLTS Job Openings and ADP employment changes, alongside the ISM non-manufacturing PMI.Β Friday The main character of the week is the US employment report, including the nonfarm payroll, unemployment rate, and average hourly earnings, which will become the last job data before the Federal Reserve’s rate decision is released. All will determine the labor market conditions and whether this will align with what Federal Reserve Chair Powell expects in Jackholeβanticipating an increase in downside job risk. The interest rate decision is on September 18, 2025, with 87.6% betting on the rate cut, while the remaining 12.4% are on hold. So, having weakening labor market conditions will support easing, and that could push the gold prices higher. And vice versa for stronger data. ***Remember, war conflicts between Russia and Ukraine, Israel and Gaza, and the potential of Iran and US, will also factor into gold changes. Technical Analysis
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αααΆαααΆααααααααααα·αααααααααα αΆααααααΆα α αα·αααααΉαααααααΈ01 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 αα»ααΆααΆαα§αααααααααααα ααααα’αΆαααα·αααΆαααΎαα‘αΎαααΆβ ααααααααΆααΆαα·αααΈ Donald Trump ααΆαααΆααααααααααα»αα αααΆαααααααα αααΆααααααΆα’αΆαααα αααααΈααΆααΆααααααα α α·αααα α»αααααααα·αααΆααααααααααααα ααα ααααΈαααααα ααΉαα αΌαααΆααααΆααα ααααααΈ 14 αααα»ααΆα αααααΈααΆαααΆαααΆααααα ααααα Trump ααΆαααΆααααα ααΎ Truth Social ααααααΆααααΆ “ααααααααΆααα’ααααΉααα ααα αΌαααΆααααΆα” ααααααααααααααααααααααΎααααααΆααααααααααααα α·ααααααααα»α’αΆα ααΉααααααΆααααααΆαα ααααα·αααΎααααααααΆααα’ααααααΌαααΆααα»αα ααα αααααΆαααααα Guardian ααΆααα·ααΆαααΆ βααααα·αααΎαααααααα Trump ααααΌαααΆαααΆααααααα ααΆα’αΆα ααΉαααααΌααααααα‘αααα αα·αααΌαααααααΆαα αΌααα½αα ααα½ααααα’αΆαααα·αααΆααααααΌαβα αααααΉαααΆαααααΌααααα αΆαααααααΆααααα αααΎααα αααα»ααααα·αααΆαα α·ααααααααα» αα·αααααααα·αααααααααα·α αα α ααΆααα’αααααααΎαα‘αΎααααααΆααααΈααα Trump ααααΆαααααααααΎαααααααααααααα ααΌα ααΆαααα 200% ααΎααααααα α·α ααααα·αααΎααααααα·αααααΌαααΆαααααα αα·ααααα 50% ααΎα₯ααααΆααΎααΆααα·ααααααααΈαα»αααααΈ ααααααααααααααΆαααααααααΆααα’ααα’αααΈααααααΈααΈαααααααα αααΆααΆααααααΆαα’αΆαααα·αα ααααΈααααα’αα·ααΆααααΆααΆααααααΆαα’αΆαααα·ααααααααΈ Lisa Cook α’αΆα ααΉαααααααα’αΆαααΆααα·ααΆααααΆαα αΌααααααααα’ααααΆα αααααΆαα α ααααααΆααααααα±ααΆαα±ααααΆααΈααΆααααΈα (Cook αα·α Trump) αααααααα’αααα’αααΆαααααααα ααΆααααααααα ααα Trump ααΆαα αααααααΆαααααααααΈ Cook ααΆααΆααααααααΉαααα·ααΆαααααααααααααΆααααα αΆαααααα»αα αααΆαα αααααααααααααΈ Cook ααΆαααΆααααΆαααααααΉααα»αα±ααααΆαααΆαα αΆαααΆααααΆααααααα’αΆααααααΎααααΈαααααααΆαααααα αΆαααα ααΆαααΆαααΉαααΌαα·ααΆααααααααααΆαα αα»αααααΈ-α’αα»ααααααα αααααααΆαααα»αααααΈααΆαααΎαααΆαααΆααααα αΆααααααααα ααααααΆαααα»αααααΎαα ααα½α 286 ααΆαααΆααααα αΆααααααΆααααα½α α ααα½α 10 αα·αααΆαααΆααααα αΆαααΆαα’αΆααΆαα ααα½α 5 ααΎααΆαααΆααααΈαααα α ααα½α 16 αααα»ααα½ααααα αααααΆαααααααΆααααααααααα αα·αα’ααΆαααΆαααααΆα αααΎα ααααααααΆαα±ααααΆαααΆαααΆα αααααΎααα αααα»ααααααααααα’αα»ααααααα αααααΆααΆαα·αααΈα’αα»ααααααααα Volodymyr Zelenskyy ααΆααα·ααΆαααΆ αααααΉααα·ααααα‘αααααα·αααΆαα½αααΉαααΆαααΆααααα αΆααααΆαααααΆαααα ααΎαααααααα»αααααΈ αααααΈααΆααΆαα’αααααααααΆαααΆαααΆαααααΈααΆαααααΆαα‘αΎααα·ααααααααα αααα»ααααΆαααΈααααα’αΆαααααααΈααΈαααααααα αααααΆααααα»αααααα’ααα Kursk αααααΆααααΈααΆαααΆααααα αΆαα α»αααααααααααα αααααΉαααΉαααα ααΌαααααΆαααΎαβααΉαβααβαααααβααΆααΈβαα»αααααΈβααΆααααβααΆααααααΌαβααΆααααα½α βααααΌα ααΆβααΆα αΆα αα·αβααααΆααααΆαααααΎαβααβα αααααΆααααααΆ ααΆαααΆαααΉααα αααα»ααααααααΆααα ααααΆαα ααβαααβααΆααβαα βαααα·αα’αΆα ααΎαααΆαα‘αΎααααα ααΎβαααβααΈβααΆβααΆαβαααααΆαβααααΈαβααΈβαααααΆααΆαα·αααΈβα’αΆαααα·α Donald Trump αααααα αααβααααΆααβααΆαβααΎαβα‘αΎαβααΆβ α’αΆα ααΉαααα‘αΎαααααααΆααααααααΆαα βααΎααααΈβαααα ααβαααααααΆαβαααα E3-Iranα α αααααα’ααααααα α’αΆααααΊαααα αα·αααΆααΆααααΆαααααΆαααΆααααααααααα‘αΎααα·αααΎα’ααΈαααα αααααΆααααΈαααα½α “αααΆααααααα»αααΆαα’αα»ααααααΆαααΆαααΆαααΆαααΎααααΈα αα αΆααΆαα½ααα ααααα’αΆαααα·α αα·ααα·αα’αα»ααααΆαα±ααα’αα·ααΆααα·α αα αα»αααααα’αααα αΆααααααΎαααΆαααΆααααααα½αααα‘αΎααα·α” α ααααααααααααααααααααΈααΆααααααα’ααΈαααα ααα Abbas Araghchi ααΆααα·ααααααΏααααααΆ “αα·αααα ααα»αα αα»αα αααΆαα αα·αααααΆαααΌαααααΆαα αααΆααααΆαα½αα‘αΎα”α αααααΈααΆααΆαααΆαααΉααα·αααΌαααΆαα αααΎαααααΆααααΈαααα αΆααα ααααα ααα’αΆα ααΆαααααΆαα½αααααααααααααααααααΆααα ααα’αΆα ααααααΆαα α’α»αΈααααΆα’αα-α αααΆα αααΆα ααΆαααΆααααα αΆαααααα’α»αΈααααΆα’αααα ααααΆααα ααΎααΈαααα»α Gaza αααααΆααααααα α’ααΆααααα ααΆα αα·ααααααααΆααααΆα αααΎαααΆαααα “ααα»ααααααααααααα»α”α αααβααΆαβααααΎβα±ααβααα»αααβααααΆααβα αααΎαβααΆαβαα»α αααβα’αααβααααβααα·αααβαα·αβααααααβα ααβααΈβααΈααΆαααα½ααααα |English Version| Weekly Data Summary Report As ofβ September 01, 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: Tariff development: The US appeals court has ruled that President Donald Trump illegally imposed tariffs through emergency law, although the final decision has yet to come. The ruling will take effect on 14 October. Despite all of these, Trump struck back on his Truth Social, saying that βAll tariffs will still be in effectβ while stressing the potential for a major financial blow if the tariffs are eliminated. According to the Guardian source, βif Trumpβs tariffs are struck down, it might have to refund some of the import taxes that it has collected.β This will bring even more challenges in financial stability and economic outlook. All of these come after Trump threatened to impose tariffs on other countries, such as 200% tariffs on China if magnets are not provided and 50% tariffs on India over purchasing Russian oil, while warning all nations about the digital tax. The Federal Reserve: The Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook’s case will be suspended until at least Tuesday, as the judge gave both sides (Cook and Trump) a chance to find additional arguments. In fact, Trump accused Cook of illegally committing mortgage fraud, while Cook filed a lawsuit for a temporary restraining order to block it. Geopolitical Tension: Russia-Ukraine: Russian forces launched 286 drone attacks, 10 missile attacks, and five air strikes on 16 settlements in one day, damaging several households and energy buildings, resulting in a blackout in Ukraineβs region. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that he will return with a deep strike in Russia for his countryβs power facilities, although some reported a complete restoration in Russiaβs Kursk nuclear power plantβs third reactor after the last attack. Meanwhile, North Korea will stand by Russiaβs side by sending missiles, as well as soldiers and artillery ammunition.Β These tensions are going nowhere; a ceasefire is still out of an option now despite recent pressures from US President Donald Trump. He previously mentioned having potentially strong tariffs or sanctions to end this war. E3-Iran: The UK, Germany, and France threatened to reimpose sanctions on Iran after it βfailed to comply with demands to negotiate with the US and allow nuclear inspectors to resume their work.β While Iranβs Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi criticized this as βunjustified, illegal, and without any legal basis.β The Tension isnβt that much; however, this could be another signal for re-acceleration in geopolitical tension. Israel-Gaza: There is an increasing intensity in Israeli attacks on the city of Gaza, with several residential buildings and forces being attacked by βIsraeli explosive robots.β This has led more people to die, while some refused to evacuate from there.
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Russia-Ukraine Issue: According to Kyivβs data, last night’s battle can be considered as the second-largest barrage of the entire war, with at least 21 people killed, and this also escalated to a boom on Europe and the UKβs buildings. This caused not only some tension between Russia and Ukraine, Europe and the UK will respond. Ukrainian drone attack on Russiaβs oil, while damage was also done to Ukraineβs many regions. This also pushes the gold prices and oil prices higher in response. Reimpose sanctions on Iran: The three European countries (E3), such as the United Kingdom, France, and Germany, commit to reimposing sanctions on Iran over the nuclear program once again, which also opens some path for more tension in the market. Although the diplomatic negotiation still exists in the current contextβ30-day window will be open before implementationβthe current signals are leaning toward a more pessimistic outlook on this war. In fact, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi rejected the E3βs decision as βunjustified, illegal, and lacking any legal basisβ, according to an ALJAZEERA source. Weak Economic Data: Despite having a stronger GDP in the second quarter, which also pushed the gold prices in the first reaction, we are also seeing some slackening in the labor market conditions, while the pricing tends to become less persistent. All of these could potentially support the next FED rate cut in September. The Federal Reserveβs Lisa Cook: The FEDβs Cook requests a temporary order on her case while challenging Trumpβs accusation back in an attempt to save her position. However, Trump also stated that he found βthere was cause to remove FEDβs Cookβaka evidence.β β> threatening the FED’s independence. β> hearing on Friday at 10 AM ET (around 9 PM Cambodia Time) Other Fed members addressed labor risk and supported having a 25 bps rate cut in September, albeit a 50 bps cut is currently off the table. To conclude, all of these are causing the market to become more sensitive and result in a higher gold price last night.
What to anticipate for Tonight’s data: Economic Indicators and NVIDIA
ααΌα ααΆααααααααα·α αα α ααΌα ααΆααα ααα½αααΈαααααααΌαααΆαααΆαα ααα·ααααααα»ααααα»αααα»α αααααααααααααα PCE αα·ααα·ααααααα’ααααααααααΆαααΆαααΆαααααΎα αΎαααΆαααΆαααα’αααααααααααααΈαααααΆαα·ααΆα (Jobless Claims) αα ααααααααααΆαααα 7:30 ααααα ααααα»ααΆα ααΆααα’αααααα’αΆα ααΉααααααααααΆαααΆαααααααα·α αα ααααΌα ααΆααααααααα·α αααααααααααΈααααΆαααααΆαααΆααα ααΎααααΆαααΆαααΈααααΆαααΆαααΆααα»ααααα ααααααΆααααΆαααΆαααααΆαααΆααααααα ααααα’αΆαααα·αααΆαααααΆα αααααααααααα ααΆααααααα αααΆαα·ααααΆααΆααααααΆαα’αΆαααα·αααα William ααααΆααααααααααααααΎαααααΆαα»ααααααααΎαααααααα·α αα ααΊα ααααααα ααα½αααΆαααΆααααα»αα αΆααααααΎαααΆαα ααα½ααα·α ααΆααα»αα ααΌα ααααααααα·αααΎαα·ααααααα’ααααααααααΆαααΆαααΆαααααΎα αΎαααΆαααΆαααα’αααααααααααααΈαααααΆαα·ααΆαααααααααΆααα α»α ααααααααα αΆαααΈαα»αααΆαααΆαααΆαααΆααααααααααααααα ααΌα αααα αααααααα₯αααα·ααααΎααΆααααααα α α·αααααΎα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆαααα ααααααΈ 18 αααααααΆ ααααΆα 2025 ααΆααα»αααα ααΆααΎαα½αααα’αΆα ααΉααααααΆαα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆαααααααααα·αααΆ α¬αα½ααααααααΎααααΆαααΆα ααααααααΆαααΆαααααααα·α αα ααΆααααα αα α»ααααααα α αΎαααΎβααΆαβαααααα βα α·αααβαααβααΆβααΆαβααΆααβαααααβα’ααααΆβααΆαβααααΆααβα α»αβαααααβ βα¬βααβααΉαβααΆαβααΆαβαααααα βα α·αααβαα½αβαααβαα βαα»αβααααΆα αβααααΆα? αααααα ααα αα α»ααααααα₯α‘αΌααααααΊααΆαααΆααα 87.2% αααα’αΆα ααΆαααΆαααΆαααααααα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆααα ααΈααααΆαααΆαα αα»α αααΆαααΆαααααααΆααα αααΌα NVIDIAα αααααΈααΆαααΆαααΆαααααααΆααα αααΌααααα NVIDIA ααΆαααααα·αααΎαααΈααΆαααααΉααα»αααααα ααααΈααααΆααα½αα ααα½ααα ααααΆαααααααα·ααααα»αα·αααα·αα·ααααΆαααα’ααΆαα αααααΆαααααΆαααΉααααααΉααα ααΎααααααααΆαααΈααααααα α·αα ααΆααααααα βNvidia ααΆααααα αΆαααΆ ααΆαααααα ααΎ GPUs H20 αααααααα½ααα αααα»αααααααα α·ααααα»αααα‘α»αααααΈααΆαααααααααΆααΆαααααα·αααΌαααβ αααααΎαααααΆαααααααα½αα ααα½αα αααααΈααΆαααααΌαααΆα AI αα ααααΆααααααα β ααΌα ααααααΈααααΆαα₯α‘αΌααααααααΉαααΆ ααΎαααα»αα αα»α Nvidia α’αΆα ααΉααααααΎαααΆαααα·αααΏααααααααααΆααααΎααααΈααααααααααΌαααΆαααααΎααααΆαααα αα αααα·ααααΆ α¬α’ααα |English Version| Economic Indicator: Three indicators to look at: Gross Domestic Product, PCE price index, and jobless claims tonight at 7:30 PM Cambodia time. All of these will determine economic outlook and pricing on the goods, particularly when assessing the tariffs’ impact, while also looking at the labor market conditions ahead of the US employment report.Β In fact, the Federal Reserveβs William also stressed the potential of slow growth, while the hiring activities also show somewhat scaled back. So if the Jobless claims data continue to drop, then this also signals a weaker job health.Β Therefore, this also influences the rate decision on the upcoming September 18, 2025, on how much they are willing to cut the interest rate or how they will see the current economic outlook. Will this decision be the last rate cut of the year, or will there be another one before the year’s end? The current stance is now at 87.2% chance of a rate cut. Stock Market NVIDIA Earnings Report: Despite the NVIDIA earnings report beating the expectation, there is an increasingly pessimistic outlook for the future, which is mainly driven by the policy restrictions from China. In fact, βNvidia confirmed zero sales (not factoring in smugglers) of its H20 GPUs in China during the July quarter,β as per the source, albeit there are no signs of slipping AI demand. β So the market now expects Nvidia to increase production fast enough to meet the tech consumption, or not.
Recap the Market: Geopolitical Tension and The Federal Reserve.
αααααααα»αααααΈ – α’αα»ααααααα ααΆαα αΌααα½αααααα’αΊααα»α αααααΈααΆααΆααα·α αα αααααααααααΈαα»αααααΈααΈααΆααααααααΆαααΆααΆααααα·αα»αααααα ααααΆαααΈααααα·α αααααΆααΆαα·αααΈαα»αααααΈααα ααΌααΈα ααΆαα αααΆαα αααααα·αααααΆαααΆααααα½αααΈα’αΊααα»αααααΆααα’αα»αααααα ααααααααΆααααΆ ααΆαααΆααΆααααα½αααααΆαααααααααααΆααΈααααΆαααααα»ααααα (αα αα α»αααααα ααΆαααΆααα½αααΈα’αΆαααα·α αα·αα’αΊααα»α)α αααααΆααααΈααΆαααα·αααααα αα ααΆαα’αΊααα»ααααααα»ααα·α αΆαααΆααΎααΆαααΆαααααααααααααααααααααααααΎααααα αα·αα§ααααααααααα»αααααΈ αααααΈααΆααΆαααΆαααΆαααααααααα’αΆα ααΉαααααααα»αααΉααααα αΆααααααα½αα ααα½αα ααΌα ααααα αΎα αα½αααβααΆαβαααα»αβα±ααβα’αΆαααα·αβααΆααβααααβααΆααααβααΉααααΉα αα·αβαααααβααΎβαα»αααααΈ ααΎααααΈβααΆααβαααααΆαβα±ααβαααα ααβαααααααα½ααααα αααααΆαααααααα αα ααααα’αΆαααα·αααΆαααΆαα 50% ααΎααααααα₯ααααΆαα½α α αΎα ααΎαααααΈααΆααα Navarro ααααΆααααααΆαααααααααΆ “α₯ααααΆα’αΆα ααΉααααααΆαααααα ααα½α 25% ααΆα ααααα·αααΎαα½αααααααααααΆααα·ααααααααΈαα»αααααΈ”α α’α»αΈααααΆα’αα-α αααΆα αααΆα ααΆαααΆααααα αΆααα ααααααααΆαβ ααααα αα α»ααααααααΆαα’αααααααΆααα ααα½α 51 ααΆααααΆααααΈααααΉααααααΉααααααα»αα αααααΈααΆααΆαααΆααα·αααααααΉαααααααααα»αααΆααααα αααααααααΆααα α αααΆα αααΆααααα ααα’α»αΈααααΆα’αααα ααααααΆααΆαααΆααααα αΆαααΈαααα»α Gaza ααααααααααααα αΆααααααΆααΆαααα½ααα·αααΆααααααΆαααα½ααααααααααΆαααα ααααααααα ααΌααααΈαααα αααα»ααα·α αα ααααα»αααΆαα½αααααα·ααΆα αααΆαααΆααααα½αα ααα½αααΆαααΎαα‘αΎαααΈααΆααα·αααααΆαααααααΆααΆααΎα’α»αΈααααΆα’αααααααΆαα αΌααα½ααα·α αα ααααα»ααααα¬α’ααα ααΌα αααα ααΆααα·αααααΆαααααααΆαααα»ααααααααααααααΆα αα·αααααααΆαααααΆαααα‘αΎααααααααααααααααΆααααα»αα±αααααααααΆαααΆαααΈααααα·αααΎαα‘αΎα ααααααααααααΆααααΆααΆααααααΆαα’αΆαααα·αα’αΆα ααΉαααααααα₯αααα·αααα ααΆααααΆαααΆαααααΆααα»αα *** α₯α‘αΌααααααΆαααΆαα αΆααααααΎαααααΆααααααΌαααααα»α (ααΆαααααΆααα α»αααααα·α ) αα ααΎααααααααα ααααα·α ααααααααΈααααΆααααα»ααααααΉαααΎααα·αααααα GDP αα·ααα·αααααα PCE αα ααααααα*** αααΆααΆααααααΆαα’αΆαααα·αααΆαααΈααααα·α αααΆαα·ααααΆααΆααααααΆαααα William ααααΉαααΆααΉαααΎαααααααα·α αα ααααΆααα α»αααααααααα (αα·αααΆααααΆααααααααα·α αα αα) αααααΈααΆααΈααααΆαααΆαααΆααα ααααΆααααΆαααα’αααααΎααααααα αααααααΆαααΎαα‘αΎαααΆ α’ααααΆααΆαααααΆααααΆααααα αα α»αααααααααβααΆαααΆαααΉααααααΉααα·α αα½α αααααΆααααααΆ FED ααΉααααααΆαα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆαα ααα»αααααα ααααΆα “ααΆαααΉααααααΉααα αα»α” αααααΈααΆααΎααα αααα·αααααΆααααΆααααΉαααα·ααΆααααα·αααααΆααααΉααα ααΆαααΆαααΆαααααα |English Version| The Russia-Ukraine Conflict: Involvement of Europe Despite having a previous agreement on granting the security guarantee, last night, Russian President Putin rejected the idea of having Europeβs aid, stating that this guarantee should only involve one party. After the rejection, the EU is also considering introducing secondary sanctions, targeting Russiaβs oil and gas, albeit with some limitations. Therefore, they have urged the US to impose tighter and higher tariffs on Russia to pressure it to end the conflict as early as possible. For now, the US has already imposed 50% on India, although Navarro also stated that βIndia can receive a 25% discount if it halts purchases of Russian oil.β Israel-Gaza: The fight still goes on with the current death count total of 51 Palestinians since dawn on Wednesday. Despite an effort to end the war in Gaza, Israel has still pushed through plans to seize Gaza City while signaling that it has no plan to accept the ceasefire for now. Even in the meeting with the White House, some reports cited the uncertainty of whether the Israelis would attend this meeting or not. So, to conclude, uncertainty in the war conflict and the potential of having tariffs sparked the gold price last night while leaving some path for the Federal Reserveβs factor to cause further movement in the near term. ***The gold now started to shift the momentum in early Thursday as the Market is now eyed for the GDP data and PCE data tonight.*** The Federal Reserve Last Night The Federal Reserveβs William expects to see a further slowing economy (not stalling the economy), despite having the solid labor market conditions and the βmodestly restrictiveβ stance on policy. This refers to how the FED will lower the interest rate but still have somewhat βrestrictive going forward,β although we are still unsure what the actual event will be.
President Trump evaluates candidates to replace Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict.
αααΆαα·ααααΆααΆααααααΆαα’αΆαααα·ααααααααΈ Lisa Cook αααααΆααΆαα·αααΈα’αΆαααα·αααα Donald Trump ααΆαααΎαα‘αΎαααΆααΌααααααΆαααααΎαααΌαααααααααααα’αΆα αααα½αααααααααααααΈ Lisa Cook αααααΆααααΈαααααΆαααααα αααααααααααααααααααα·ααααα½ααα ααΆαααααααααΈβ Miranα αααααΆαααααΎα±ααααΈααααΆααα½αα ααα½αααΆαααΆαααΏααααααααΆ ααΎαααααααααααααααΆααΆαα·αααΈααΆαααααΎαααΎααααα’αΆα ααΆ αααααααΈ Miran αααααΆααΈααααΉααααΆααααααα·α αα α¬ααα’ααΈααααααΆααααΆααΆααα·ααααα David Malpass αααααΎαααααΆααααΆαααΆαααααααααΆααααα WSJ α ααΏααααααΆαααΎαα‘αΎααααααΆααααΈααΆααααΆααααααααααααααΈ Lisa Cook α ααααΈαα»αααααα αααααΈααΆαααααααΈααΆαααααααααΆαααα»αααΆαααααα»ααααααααΆααααΉαααΆαααΆααααα αΆααααααααα αααααΎαα‘αΎαααΆααααααααΆααΆαα·αααΈ αα·αααΆααα·αααα’αααΆα αααααααααΆαααααα»αααΆααααααααααααααΈα ααααΆααααααα *** αααααΆααΆαα·αααΈαα ααααα’αΆαααα·α Donald Trump αα·αααααΆαα·ααΆαααΆαα·ααααααααα ααααα’αΆαααα·αααα Lutnich αα ααααααααΆαααααααΆαα±αααααΆααΆααααααΆαα’αΆαααα·αααΆαααααααα’ααααΆααΆαααααΆααα*** αααΆαααΆαααααααααααααααα»αα α·ααααααααααααΆαααα ααΈααα αααααΆααααΆαααΆααααααα CB αααααΈααΆααααααααααααα»αα α·αααα’αααααααΎααααΆααααΆαααααΆααα α»ααααααΆαααααααααααα αααΆαααΆαααααααΆαααααααΆααααΆ ααΆαααααΉααα»ααα ααΎααααΎαα’ααααΆα’αα·ααααΆααΆαααΎαα‘αΎα αααααααααααααααΆαααα ααααΆαααααΈααΆαααααα ααΎαααα αΆαα·ααααα·ααααααα·α αα α αααα αΆαα·ααααα·ααααααα·α αα αααααΆαααααΎα±ααααΈααααΆαααΆααααααΆαααΆαααΆαααΉα α αΎαααααΆααααα»αα±αααααααααΆαααΆαααΆαααΎαα‘αΎαααααα·α αααααα αα»αααααΈ-α’αα»ααααααα ααααααβααααβααΎαβααΆαβα‘αΎααααΆααααααααα»αααααΈ-α’αα»ααααααα αααααΈααΆααα Witkoff ααΆαααΎαα‘αΎαααΆααΉαααΆααα·α αα ααααα»αααααΈααΈαααααααα»αααααΈ α’αα»αααααα α’α»αΈαααα αα·ααααααα αααΆα αααΆαααα»ααααααΆα αααααααααΆαααααααααααα ααααααααααΆααα’ααααααα αααααααΆααΆαααααααΈαααααααα»ααααα αΆαααΈαααααΆα’αα·αααααΆααααα»αααααΆαααΆααα½αααααααααα ααΌααααΈααααααααααΆααΆαα·αααΈα’αα»αααααα Zelenskyy ααααΆααα·ααΆαααΆ “αα»αααααΈαααα»ααααααααΌααααααΆαααα αΆαααΆ αα½αααα’αΆα ααΉααααααΆαααΈααΆαα αα αΆααΆαααααΆααα»αα αααα’αΆα ααααΆααααααΌαααΆαααΆααααααΆαααΆααααααααΆααααααααΆααα ααΆαβααααααααΆααβαααβααΆαβααΎαβα‘αΎαβαα βαααβαααβαααααΆααΆαα·αααΈβαα ααααβα’αΆαααα·αβααα Trump ααΆαβααΎαβα‘αΎαβααΈβααΆαβααα‘αΎααααα ααααα·αααΎααααααααααα·αααΆααααα αααβ β αα·αααααΉααααα»ααααΈ αα·αα’αα»αααααααααααααα½ααααααα·ααΆαααα ααα»ααααααΌααααΈααααααααααααααααααΌα ααΆα₯ααααΆ αα·αα α·αααααΉαααααααα»αααΉααααα αΆαααααΌα ααααΆα |English Version| FEDβs Lisa Cook Progress US President Donald Trump said he found potential candidates to replace the FEDβs Lisa Cook, right after he intended to switch Mira to another longer-term FED spot after his nomination a few weeks ago. This raises some doubt about whether these potential candidates would be the economic adviser Stephen Miran or the former World Bank Group President David Malpass, according to the WSJ report. This came after he fired the FEDβs Lisa Cook from her position, although she had committed to challenging this case by saying that Trump lacked the authority to fire her. ***US President Donald Trump and US Commerce Secretary Lutnich continued to pressure the FED to lower the interest rate.*** CB Consumer Confidence Report In accordance with the CB report, although the consumer confidence index overall declined this month, the report also suggested that inflation expectations picked up while addressing concerns over a possible recession. This recession has sparked some uncertainty and overshadowed the inflation problem, resulting in a higher gold price. Russia-Ukraine: The conflict goes on and on, with the battlefield becoming a dead field. Although US Envoy Witkoff cited that there will be meetings on Russia, Ukraine, Iran, and Gaza this week that aim to end all the conflict, the recent signs are showing otherwise. Even Zelenskyy also said, βRussia is only giving signals that it is going to continue to avoid real negotiations. This can only be changed by strong sanctions, strong tariffsβreal pressure.β This remark came when US President Trump mentioned the secondary sanctions imposed if Moscowβs conflict does not end.Β β Not only Russia and Ukraine will suffer, but even other countries such as India and China will also likely face these consequences.
Market Talk: The Federal Reserveβs Removal, a 200% Possible Tariff on China, Russia, and Ukraine Development, and Koreaβs Shipbuilding.Β
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Although Cook hasnβt responded yet, she could seek the court and return to that position temporarily until the court makes a final decision on the case, only if she wants to challenge the firing.Β β If she is really removed, then this will leave a spot for the four-person stand on Trumpβs side and could potentially shake the central bankβs independence in the near term. β gold up because they expect to see more imbalance between them, and the potential for a rate cut is very high, aligning with Trumpβs current rate goal. A possibility of 200% tariffs on China over magnet purchases. U.S. President Donald Trump stated that China must supply rare earth magnets, or βwe have to charge them 200% tariffs or something.β This remark comes as China becomes more sensitive toward the dominance of global supply chains while adding several rare materials and magnets to its export restriction list in response to the last US tariff hike. Therefore, Trump stated that he will likely visit China sometime this year. β Some tension between China and the US has built upon this request. β If China continues to restrict, then GOLD prices will continue to climb. South Koreaβs shipment U.S. President Trump raised concerns about political instability in South Korea, fearing it could disrupt business. Despite this, he and South Korean President Lee expressed optimism for a deal on shipbuilding and security cooperation with North Korea, aiming to strengthen the relationship between these two divided countries. Plus, the U.S. will maintain a 15% tariff on South Korean goods, while Trump views South Korea as a vital buyer of U.S. military equipment and energy resources. Russia-Ukraine Trump made it clear that βthere could be consequences if they (Russia and Ukraine) donβt meet,β although he may (not) be there for Putin and Zelenskyy. The consequences he stated here may refer to imposing the secondary sanctions on them, such as Russian oil, for instance. However, he also noted that Europe will give significant security guarantees, which could grant some protection for Ukraine and end this war peacefully.Β
Market Event Recap: Key Takeaways From Last Week
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Disclaimer: Please note this is opinion-based; do not take it as investment advice. Key Highlight Event: Geopolitical Event: The Russia-Ukraine war conflict still goes on, despite the last ceasefire talks, with the Russian officials accusing Ukraine of attacking the Kursk Nuclear Power plant and causing a fire, albeit no injuries. Russian forces, on the other hand, are also launching shelling and drone attacks on Ukrainian regions, raising the tension between the two. For now, Canada, France, and other countries are showing support for Ukraine with a security guarantee in place for the upcoming meeting. As for Trump, he said that, βI may decide on sanctions for Russia in 2 weeks if needed.β Other than this, Israel and Gaza fight still continues. Tariff Development: The US reduced some EU goods from 25% to 15% with plans to further reduce auto tariffs once they pass matching tariff cut legislation. Steel and aluminum tariffs will remain unchanged, according to Trump Trade Adviser Peter Navarro. However, India is likely to face double tariffs for purchasing the Russian oil. US Economic Conditions: Housing market conditions: Housing sales are slightly turning upward as price growth slows and mortgage rates ease, increasing demand for the housing sector; however, building permits dropped in July. And with the higher expectation of a rate cut, the housing market will likely improve in the near term, although this can be a very short-term improvement, considering how the Federal Reserve is very cautious. Jackson Hole: The Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell hinted in Jackson Hole at the possible rate cut in September, although we are still unsure whether October and December will likely continue easing. But one thing is for sure, Powell stressed the weakening in the labor market while still seeing some rising inflation from the tariffs. All of these, we can assume that, stagflation scenario will still emerge when these data continue their trend. The market anticipates having an 87.2% chance of having a rate cut by 25 bps, while leaving another 48.1% for another cut before year-end. The initial market reactions: Gold up Oil up Dollar down Bond yield down Indices up Stocks like Apple, NVDA, and Tesla are up. Other economic conditions: In other economies, such as the UK, Japan, or even Canada, the inflation problem still exists, and the central banks will likely continue holding the rate. The UKβs inflation grew higher, which could be attributed to high wage inflation, food, transport, etc. Meanwhile, Japanβs inflation is still focused on the rice prices that remain sticky and may push the BOJ to reconsider resuming before tightening, although the overall inflation slipped. And as for Canadian inflation, inflation also eased, yet the Bank of Canada still commits to staying on course unless the economy deteriorates sharply. Except for the EU, which continues to meet the restrictive level of 2%, resulting from the strong EURO and lower energy costs, the ECB is still likely to hold the rate.