Metals & Macro Liquidity

According to Financial Secretary Chen Mao-bo's blog post on September 20, Hong Kong will further expand its dim sum bond market and develop renminbi-denominated gold and commodity markets to enhance China's international pricing power in these sectors. Hong Kong's offshore renminbi loans reached a r

According to Jin10 Futures, the Federal Reserve raised interest rates by 25 basis points on September 20, delivering the expected rate hike and signaling a fresh round of monetary tightening. The decision initially pressured gold and silver prices as higher yields and a stronger U.S. dollar

According to Bitcoin.com News, Robert Kiyosaki stated that the largest market crash in history has begun in 2026, originating in Europe and Japan before spreading globally. Contributing factors cited include AI speculation, the Iran war, excessive debt, and baby boomer retirements. Kiyosaki

NH Investment & Securities researcher Ha Jae-seok released an analysis concluding that stocks maintain higher investment appeal than bonds despite rising long-term interest rates. The assessment attributes this shift to two primary factors: artificial intelligence infrastructure investment driving r

Spot gold climbed to a one-week high on Friday after gaining more than 2% in the previous session. The rebound followed Wednesday's initial selloff, when gold dropped more than 1% after the Fed raised its benchmark rate by 25 basis points to 3.75%-4.00% and signaled that additional tightening

On Friday, spot gold climbed to a one-week high, gaining over 2% in the previous session despite the Federal Reserve raising its benchmark rate by 25 basis points to 3.75%-4.00% on Wednesday. The initial selloff triggered by the rate hike was quickly reversed as crude oil prices declined for a

According to ChainCatcher, Bitcoin's BTC/XAU ratio reached 18.55 ounces of gold per Bitcoin on Friday this week, up from approximately 15.3 ounces a month ago. The move pushed the ratio above its 50-week simple moving average, a technical bullish signal. Miller Cole, a research analyst at The

During UTC hours on September 18, 2026, BTC fluctuated within the 76,379.1–76,467.2 USDT range, with an amplitude of 0.12%, ultimately closing 0.07% higher. Over the previous 24 hours, BTC rebounded approximately 5.7% from a low of $76,255 to $80,984, but its upward momentum weakened noticeably during this period. Trading volume totaled just 286 BTC, indicating that the recovery was more of a technical rebound from oversold conditions than a result of significant capital inflows. The unusual mov

SPDR Gold Trust, the world's largest gold ETF, increased its holdings by 4.278 tons to 1,057.122 tons as of today.

On Friday (Sept. 18), spot gold rose 0.83% to $4,377.73/oz, up 0.68% for the week, according to market data. COMEX gold futures climbed 0.18% to $4,416.90/oz, while spot silver surged 1.57% to $66.2452/oz, gaining 2.73% weekly; COMEX silver futures advanced 2.43% to $66.770/oz. COMEX copper futures

On Friday, September 18, the Soybean Fund fell 1.04%, with the U.S. Real Estate ETF declining 0.96% and the Agriculture Commodities Fund down 0.95%, leading losses among major U.S. asset class ETFs. The U.S. Treasury 20+ Year ETF, Brent Oil Fund, and Japanese Yen Long ETF fell up to 0.65%. On the g

According to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), speculative traders on the New York Mercantile Exchange (COMEX) reduced their net long positions in silver by 1,544 contracts during the week ending September 15, bringing the total to 12,632 contracts.

According to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), in the week ended September 15, gold speculators' net long positions decreased by 2,488 contracts to 137,060. Silver net long positions increased by 1,544 contracts to 12,632. Copper net long positions fell sharply by 16,476 contract

Gold prices rose on COMEX as of 1:03 PM Eastern time on September 18, with December delivery gold futures (GCZ6) trading at $4,424.70 per troy ounce, up $25.00 (0.57%) from the previous settlement of $4,399.70. The gains came as the dollar index retreated from intraday highs and oil prices

According to COMEX data, December gold futures rose $25, or 0.57%, to $4,424.70 per troy ounce on September 18 (U.S. Eastern time) in afternoon trading. The gain came as oil prices declined on reports that Saudi Arabia is expanding crude export routes through currency exchanges in Oman. WTI crude

According to Jin10, as of the 2:30 a.m. close on September 19, Shanghai Gold futures rose 0.52% to 948 yuan per gram, Shanghai Silver futures gained 1.49% to 16,296 yuan per kilogram, and SC crude oil futures fell 2.60% to 735 yuan per

According to Shanghai Gold Exchange, gold and silver T+D contracts both rose in the evening session on September 18. Gold T+D gained 0.45% to close at 946.2 yuan per gram, while silver T+D climbed 1.2% to 16,250.0 yuan per

On Sept 14, Shin Hwan-jong, advisor at Korea Investment Securities, outlined investment strategies for an extended inflationary period ahead. Shin forecasted that sticky inflation will persist for the next three to five years, driven by AI investment demand, geopolitical tensions including the

According to Shanghai Futures Exchange, crude oil futures (code 2611) fell 2.60% to 734.80 yuan per barrel in the night session on September 18. Meanwhile, Shanghai gold rose 0.52% and Shanghai silver gained 1.49% during the same session.

JPMorgan analysts led by Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou stated in a Wednesday note that Bitcoin could receive more support than gold if investors begin unwinding defensive positions around Bitcoin exchange-traded funds. The analysts said Bitcoin investors remain more heavily hedged than gold investors,