Metals & Macro Liquidity

As of 8:30 Beijing time on August 25, spot platinum declined 0.45% while spot palladium fell 0.34%.

Spot gold hit $4,690 per ounce today, rising 0.82% intraday (August 25).

According to Guru Club, NYMEX silver rose 2% on Aug 25, trading at $70.77 per ounce.

According to Guru Club, Citigroup raised its three-month gold price target to $4,800 per ounce on August 25, following the U.S. Treasury's announcement to increase long-term bond buybacks. The bank maintained its 6-12 month target of $5,000 per ounce, citing expectations of Strait of Hormuz

Spot silver rallied 1.00% intraday, reaching $69.64 per ounce.

iShares Silver Trust, the world's largest silver ETF, increased its holdings by 103.99 tons overnight to a total of 15,399.26 tons.

According to market data, Bitcoin rose on August 24 as gold and the U.S. dollar strengthened and oil prices declined. The move occurred as the S&P 500 and Nasdaq declined, with semiconductor stocks under pressure, including a seventh consecutive decline for Nvidia. U.S. Treasury yields also fell

According to Guru Club, spot gold broke through $4,670 per ounce on August 25, rising 0.41% intraday.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced on August 24 that the U.S. would launch Operation Economic Outcast against Iran, implementing secondary sanctions on countries engaging in digital assets, technology, gold, aviation, and maritime transactions with Iran. According to Yonhapinfomax, Bess

Korean gold exchange-traded funds experienced significant capital inflows over the recent one-month period as gold prices rebounded, according to data released by Korea Exchange on August 25. ACE KRX Gold Physical ETF attracted 200.8 billion

According to Korea Exchange data released on August 25, gold spot exchange-traded funds tracking the KRX Gold Spot Index received 200.8 billion won and 579 billion won in net inflows over the past month, with respective returns of 6.81% and 6.18%. The inflows follow a rebound in gold prices amid eas

According to Kitco News, gold prices pushed toward $4,700 per ounce this week, reaching their highest level in 15 weeks. The rally was driven by renewed debasement trade sentiment following the U.S. Treasury's announcement to purchase long-dated bonds and as the nation's debt surpassed $40

Spot gold rose 1.04% to $4,650.51 per ounce on Monday (August 24), with prices reaching $4,680.92 at 21:35 Beijing time and holding above the 200-day moving average at $4,516.57. Spot silver fell 0.05% to $68.9606 per ounce, while COMEX copper futures gained 0.28% to $6.7070 per

On Monday (August 24), U.S. equity and commodity ETFs showed mixed performance, with Brent oil fund dropping 1.9%, emerging market ETF down 1.5%, and soybean fund falling 1.14%. Meanwhile, gold ETF rose 0.79%, U.S. real estate ETF gained 0.62%, and U.S. long-duration Treasury ETF climbed 0.62%, wit

According to CME Group and CoinGlass data, Bitcoin surged 23.2% over seven days to break above $77,000 on Friday, triggered by the U.S. Treasury's announcement of expanded buybacks of longer-dated government bonds. Gold climbed to $4,661 during the same period, and more than $4 billion in short

Monetary historian Barry Eichengreen told Kitco News he changed his view on dollar collapse speed on April 2nd, 2025, citing US Treasury interventions that signal market fragility. Gold closed the week above $4,600 an ounce with the dollar at its weakest since May as the Treasury moved to hold

According to Heraeus analysts, gold prices rallied to their highest level since early June on August 21, reaching $4,600 per ounce following the U.S. Treasury Department's announcement to double buybacks of long-dated securities to at least $14 billion in additional purchases between September 9

Spot gold and silver prices rose in early U.S. trading Monday, with gold near $4,657.10 an ounce (up 1.19%) and silver at $69.160 (up 0.43%). The gains were driven by a weaker U.S. dollar, fiscal-risk hedging, and ongoing uncertainty in

According to Kitco, spot gold was trading near $4,657 per ounce, up 1.19%, while spot silver was at $69.160, up 0.43%, on Monday morning. A weaker U.S. dollar, fiscal-risk hedging and ongoing Strait of Hormuz uncertainty supported buying activity despite elevated Treasury yields. Gold is testing

According to U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Benson on August 24, the Trump administration officially launched 'Operation Economic Outcast' to isolate Iran from global financial systems. The U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) will now impose secondary sanctions on