Metals & Macro Liquidity

Spot silver declined 2.00% during today's session, trading at $56.58 per ounce.

On July 16 (Thursday), Shanghai Gold Exchange released its daily trading data. For gold (Au) T+D contracts, short positions are responsible for paying compensation to long positions. For silver (Ag) T+D contracts, long positions are responsible for paying compensation to short positions. Trading dat

According to BlockBeats, today (July 16), Binance founder CZ posted that Bitcoin can hedge against inflation, while artificial intelligence cannot. "AI is powerful, but it cannot resist inflation. Bitcoin can," CZ

According to Shanghai Gold Exchange, on July 16, gold T+D closed down 0.72% at 877.2 yuan per gram. Silver T+D declined 3.02%, closing at 13,849.0 yuan per kilogram.

According to Jin10, Shanghai gold's midday fixing price on Thursday, July 16, 2026, reached 878.07 yuan per gram, trading 1.48 yuan higher than the international gold price of approximately 876.59 yuan per gram.

Spot palladium declined below $1,300 per ounce today, down 1.17% intraday.

According to market reports, the U.S. Labor Department released June CPI data showing headline inflation at 3.5% year-over-year and down 0.4% month-over-month, while core CPI rose 0% month-over-month, both below market expectations. Following the data release, market expectations for a Federal

According to CME data, on July 15, trading and open interest in energy and precious metals diverged. Gold, silver, and WTI crude all saw declines in both volume and open positions. Gold volume fell by 54,619 contracts to 143,347, with open interest down 2,417 to 381,272. Silver volume decreased by 1

According to Fidelity International, the firm plans to rebuild gold holdings it reduced earlier this year, with timing dependent on market conditions. Ian Samson, the company's multi-asset portfolio manager, stated the plan is to increase positions, noting that gold's long-term fundamentals remain i

According to Guru Club, on July 16, China's domestic futures markets opened mixed. Shanghai silver fell over 3%, while lithium carbonate declined over 2%, and naphtha, glass, tin, raw sugar, PTA, urea, and asphalt each fell over 1%. On the upside, Shanghai nickel rose nearly 3%, platinum gained

According to Jin10, domestic gold jewelry prices dropped slightly on July 16, with multiple brands quoting foot gold jewelry at around 1,229 yuan per gram, down from the previous day.

According to Jin10, Shanghai gold opened at 879.08 yuan per gram on July 16, trading at a premium of 1.46 yuan per gram versus the international gold price of 877.62 yuan per gram.

NYDIG (New York Digital Investment Group) released its latest report, showing that Bitcoin is down nearly 30% year-to-date, trading at the bottom across asset classes and underperforming US Treasuries, silver, and more. The current slump is driven by supply mechanisms rather than risk sentiment; the drawdown structure from 2025 to 2026 is increasingly close to 2022. If Bitcoin’s price action fully replicates the 2022 pattern, the potential cycle low could be around $38,000 to $39,000. NYDIG’s su

According to commodity futures analysts, COMEX gold fell 0.07% to close at $4,066.9 per ounce on July 15, while Shanghai gold futures rose 0.03% to 887.42 yuan per gram. The moves reflected mixed signals from U.S. inflation data and escalating Middle East tensions. U.S. producer prices fell 0.3% mo

According to The Washington Post, U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent officially announced on July 15 that the U.S. Mint is set to produce a $1 gold-toned commemorative coin featuring a portrait of current President Trump on the obverse, to mark the United States’ 250th anniversary of nationhood (1776–2026). The Wall Street Journal clarified that the coin does not contain gold; its material is manganese brass, and its design is gold-colored. Coin design details: “1776–2026” and Trump’s portrai

Spot silver fell over 1% during intraday trading on July 16, currently trading at $57.18 per ounce.

Platinum main contract futures gained 2.00% intraday on July 16, trading at 413.00 yuan per gram.

On July 16, gold traded on the Shanghai Gold Exchange T+D contract declined 0.28% to 881.06 yuan per gram at the opening of morning trading. Silver T+D contracts fell 2.07%, reaching 13,984.0 yuan per kilogram.

From 00:15 to 00:30 (UTC) on July 16, 2026, BTC traded in a tight range of $64,571 to $64,838.7, with a 15-minute return of -0.41% and an amplitude of 0.41%. The current quote is $64,948, up roughly 0.55% over the past 24 hours, but the Filled Amount is only 169.6 BTC—very low market participation. Both buyers and sellers lack directional conviction. The main driver behind this price move is the ongoing escalation of the U.S.-Iran conflict. The U.S. imposed a maritime blockade on Iranian ports a

On July 16 at 8:30 AM Beijing time, spot platinum fell 0.04% while spot palladium declined 0.16%.