Group 1 - The global precious metals market is experiencing increased volatility as the Bloomberg Commodity Index (BCOM) begins its annual weight rebalancing, which will last until January 15, 2026 [1][2] - The overall target weight for precious metals in BCOM will be adjusted to 18.84%, with gold's target weight increasing from 14.29% to 14.90% and silver's decreasing from 4.49% to 3.94% [2] - This adjustment is expected to create significant selling pressure, particularly on silver, which may face over $6 billion in passive selling pressure, representing about 10% of silver futures open interest [2][3] Group 2 - The Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) has raised the margin requirements for precious metals futures, indicating an increase in perceived market volatility risk [4][5] - The margin increase varies by contract, with silver contracts seeing the largest increase of up to 40%, while gold and platinum margins are raised by around 20% [6] - This move is aimed at curbing speculative trading and may lead to short-term price fluctuations in precious metals [5][6] Group 3 - The U.S. non-farm payroll data is set to be released on January 9, 2026, with expectations of an increase of 60,000 jobs, down from a previous value of 64,000 [7] - Analysts suggest that if the non-farm data falls short of expectations, it could lead to increased rate cut expectations, benefiting risk assets like stocks and cryptocurrencies, while potentially pushing gold and silver prices to new highs [7]
重磅数据即将公布!BCOM年度调仓启动,芝商所再“提保”