Metals & Macro Liquidity

According to Bank of America chief strategist Michael Hartnett, if a U.S.-Iran peace agreement is reached, consumer stocks, real estate investment trusts (REITs), European equities, Bitcoin, gold, and emerging market

According to official data, the world's largest silver ETF, iShares Silver Trust, reduced its holdings by 42.2 tonnes compared to the previous day, bringing current holdings to 14,961.6 tonnes.

CME Group announced Thursday evening that it will launch 24/7 trading for smaller gold and oil futures contracts, with gold futures starting July 26 and oil futures beginning August 30. The move responds to extreme volatility during Asian market opens on Sundays, when traders first react to

According to Kitco News, the CME announced Thursday that it will launch 24/7 trading for gold and oil futures contracts. The new one-ounce gold futures contract will begin trading through the weekend on July 26, while a smaller WTI crude oil contract—sized at 1/10th the existing Micro WTI futures—wi

According to University of Michigan data announced Friday, the preliminary Consumer Sentiment reading for June reached 48.9, exceeding economist expectations of 46 and May's final reading of 44.8. Year-ahead inflation expectations declined to 4.6% from May's 4.8%, though long-run expectations

This week ending Friday, June 12, COMEX gold futures fell 2.99% to $4,234.70 per troy ounce, while spot gold declined 2.66% to $4,213.70. COMEX copper futures rose 3.20% on Friday to $6.4755 per pound, with weekly gains of 3.56%. Palladium futures climbed 4.86% for the week, reaching $1,319.45 on Ju

According to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), as of the week ending June 9, COMEX gold speculators' net long positions fell by 7,681 contracts to 103,660. COMEX silver speculators' net long positions declined by 639 contracts to 9,794, while COMEX copper speculators' net long po

On June 12 evening, Shanghai Gold Exchange gold T+D closed up 1.22% at 919.5 yuan per gram, while silver T+D rose 3.57% to 16,420 yuan per kilogram.

According to Jin10, as of 2:30 a.m. on June 13, Shanghai gold futures closed up 2.30% at 922 yuan per gram, Shanghai silver futures rose 5.22% to 16,488 yuan per kilogram, and SC crude oil futures fell 3.99% to 544 yuan per

Shanghai Futures Exchange crude oil contract 2607 closed down 3.99% at 544 yuan per barrel in night trading on June 12. Shanghai gold futures rose 2.30%, while Shanghai silver futures gained 5.22%.

According to CME Group on June 11, the derivatives exchange announced plans to introduce 24-hour, seven-day-a-week trading for micro crude oil futures and 1-ounce gold futures contracts. The new micro crude oil contract, sized at one-tenth of the existing Micro WTI contract, will launch on NYMEX on

Thorsten Polleit, Honorary Professor of Economics at the University of Bayreuth and publisher of the BOOM & BUST REPORT, maintains a bullish outlook on gold despite recent selling pressure, viewing current prices above $4,000 an ounce as a buying opportunity for long-term investors. Polleit argues t

Silver gained 1.00% intraday to trade at $68.02 per ounce on June 12, while spot gold rose 0.5% during the same period.

China's futures markets opened mixed overnight on June 12. Precious metals led gains, with Shanghai silver (Ag) rising nearly 2% and Shanghai gold (Au) climbing over 1%. Energy products declined broadly, with Shanghai crude (SC) falling nearly 3%, low-sulfur fuel oil (LU) and fuel oil dropping over

On June 12 evening session (Friday), Shanghai Gold Exchange gold futures (T+D) rose 0.72% to 914.94 yuan per gram, while silver futures (T+D) gained 1.11% to 16,030 yuan per kilogram.

According to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), India's gold reserves reached $114.58 billion as of June 5, up from $112.6 billion the previous week, marking a weekly increase of approximately $1.78 billion.

According to UBS, gold prices may decline to $3,850–$4,000 per ounce in the near term, driven by pressure from rising yields and a strengthening U.S. dollar.

CME Group announced on local time June 11 plans for 24/7 trading of new smaller oil and gold contracts, pending regulatory approval. The new oil contract will be one-tenth the size of existing micro WTI crude futures, launching August 30, while 24-hour trading for the current 1-ounce gold futures be

According to CME, on June 11, the exchange announced plans to launch smaller-sized crude oil and gold futures contracts with 24/7 trading, pending regulatory approval. The new crude oil contract will be one-tenth the size of CME's existing micro WTI contract and will launch on August 30, while

On June 12, platinum and palladium futures rallied on the Shanghai Futures Exchange, with palladium leading precious metals gains. Platinum futures rose 3.51% to 431.0 yuan per gram, while palladium surged 5.88% to 314.4 yuan per gram, according to China Securities Futures. The rally was driven