Metals & Macro Liquidity

Russia's central bank gold and foreign exchange reserves declined to $723.5 billion as of the week ending October 9, down from $732.2 billion previously.

According to market data on October 15, spot gold rose 1.20% to $4,154.39 per ounce and spot silver climbed 1.94% to $56.70 per ounce overnight, as renewed safe-haven demand boosted precious metals. Meanwhile, U.S. Treasury bond prices extended gains, driving yields lower across all maturities;

According to Shanghai Gold Exchange, on October 15, Gold T+D fell 0.49% to 892.9 yuan per gram at the evening opening, while Silver T+D dropped 4.32% to 13,710 yuan per kilogram.

According to Jin10 Futures, Shanghai silver futures fell 5.34% overnight on October 15 following a surprise U.S. CPI reading that lifted Federal Reserve rate hike expectations. COMEX silver also declined sharply on the same day. The U.S. inflation data, combined with rising expectations for an Octob

According to Bloomberg, citing five people familiar with the matter, luxury conglomerate Richemont and U.S. jewelry retailer Signet Jewelers are negotiating to join a consortium seeking to acquire diamond miner De Beers. The consortium is led by Gareth Penny, former chief executive of De Beers.

According to Shanghai Gold Exchange, on October 15, the exchange reported trading data for its precious metals futures contracts. For Au(T+D) contracts, the compensation fee direction favors shorts, while Ag(T+D) contracts show the same pattern. Trading data was compiled from October 14

On October 15 (Thursday), Shanghai Gold Exchange gold T+D closed down 0.49% to 892.9 yuan per gram, while silver T+D fell 4.32% to 13,710.0 yuan per kilogram.

According to Jin10, Shanghai gold closed its afternoon session at 891.44 yuan per gram on October 15, outperforming the international gold price of 891.24 yuan per gram by 0.2 yuan.

According to Xinhu Futures, silver experienced a sharp decline overnight, with London spot silver falling over 6% to around $55 per ounce and Shanghai silver futures dropping over 6%. The decline was driven by higher-than-expected U.S. September CPI inflation and reduced market risk

At midday close on October 15, China's domestic futures contracts fell broadly. Silver dropped over 5%, apple fell nearly 5%, and polysilicon and methanol each declined over 4%; crude oil, platinum, and asphalt also posted declines

As of 15:00 Beijing time on October 15, spot platinum declined 0.11% while spot palladium rose 1.03%.

On the evening of October 14 Beijing time, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released September’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) data, with results exceeding market expectations across the board. Headline CPI rose 3.7% year over year, above the market expectation of 3.6% and significantly higher than August’s 3.4%, marking the highest level since May this year. Core CPI, excluding food and energy prices, rose 2.6% year over year, also above the expected 2.5%; core CPI increased 0.3% month over mon

According to Financial Times, central banks are reconfiguring their gold reserves in response to U.S. policy uncertainty and geopolitical risks. The Netherlands transferred approximately 86 tonnes of gold from the United States and Canada to London between March and August 2026, raising London's

According to Jin10, domestic gold jewelry prices fell approximately 5 yuan per gram today (October 15), compared to the previous day. Most major brands' gold jewelry was trading in the 1,245 to 1,250 yuan per gram

According to CME data, on October 14, gold trading volume reached 210,939 contracts with open interest at 399,676 contracts, up 68,531 and 3,331 contracts respectively from the prior trading day. Silver trading volume was 77,708 contracts with open interest at 112,998 contracts, rising 36,770 and 4,

In early trading today (October 15), Chinese futures markets declined broadly, with Shanghai silver leading losses at over 5%, followed by crude oil SC and tin futures falling nearly 4%. Metallurgical coal, natural rubber, apple, and methanol contracts fell over 3%, while platinum dropped nearly 3%.

According to Jin10 Futures, as of 10:31 UTC on October 15, Shanghai gold 2612 contract saw inflows of 429 million yuan, while CSI 1000 2612 contract recorded outflows of 3.249 billion yuan, marking the largest capital movements among China's futures main

Thailand's TFEX exchange will extend early-session trading hours for forex, precious metals, and rubber products starting November 16, according to the exchange announcement.

According to Jin10, Shanghai gold traded at 893.33 yuan per gram in early trading on Thursday, October 15. The price was 1.7 yuan per gram below the international gold price of 895.03 yuan per gram.

According to Gate data, gold (XAUUSD) rebounded short-term to $4,150 per ounce, now trading at $4,153.62 per ounce, down 0.2% in the past 24 hours.