Report Summary 1. Report Industry Investment Rating No information provided regarding the industry investment rating. 2. Core View of the Report The report maintains a view of buying precious metals on dips. The precious metals market may follow the safe - haven logic under the escalation of the tariff trade war or the logic of enhanced interest - rate cuts when tariff concerns ease. The mid - to long - term trend of precious metals may be bullish, but London gold has been in a range - bound oscillation since late April. The short - term focus is on the battle around the 3300 area for gold, with support at 3200 and resistance at 3365 and then 3400; for London silver, the support is in the 36 - 36.2 area, strong support at 35.3, and resistance at 37 - 37.3. The operation strategy is still to buy on pullbacks [2][5]. 3. Summary by Relevant Catalogs 3.1 Market Quotes Review - On Wednesday, the precious metals market saw gold oscillate and silver adjust. The U.S. dollar index oscillated weakly, U.S. bond yields decreased significantly, U.S. stocks and Bitcoin rose, crude oil oscillated, and the South China Non - ferrous Metals Index declined. COMEX gold 2508 contract closed at $3322.5 per ounce, up 0.17%; U.S. silver 2509 contract closed at $36.605 per ounce, down 0.39%. SHFE gold 2510 main contract closed at 766.82 yuan per gram, down 1%; SHFE silver 2510 contract closed at 8899 yuan per kilogram, down 0.2% [2]. - The Fed's June FOMC meeting minutes showed increased differences among officials regarding the prospect of interest - rate cuts. Most officials believed that tariffs might continuously push up inflation, while a few were willing to consider an interest - rate cut at the next meeting. The reasons for the differences were the uncertainty of tariff policies and their impact on inflation, as well as the government's pressure on the Fed to cut interest rates [2]. 3.2 Interest - Rate Cut Expectations and Fund Holdings - Interest - rate cut expectations have slightly increased overall. According to CME "FedWatch" data, the probability of the Fed keeping the interest rate unchanged in July is 93.3%, and the probability of a 25 - basis - point cut is 6.7%. In September, the probability of keeping the interest rate unchanged is 31.1%, the probability of a cumulative 25 - basis - point cut is 64.4%, and the probability of a cumulative 50 - basis - point cut is 4.5%. In October, the probability of keeping the interest rate unchanged is 10.2%, the probability of a cumulative 25 - basis - point cut is 42%, the probability of a cumulative 50 - basis - point cut is 44.8%, and the probability of a cumulative 75 - basis - point cut is 3% [3]. - Long - term funds: SPDR Gold ETF holdings increased by 0.86 tons to 947.37 tons, and iShares Silver ETF holdings increased by 31.9 tons to 14966.24 tons. SHFE silver inventory decreased by 13.8 tons to 1320.9 tons, and as of the week ending July 4, SGX silver inventory decreased by 3.3 tons to 1319.9 tons [3]. 3.3 This Week's Focus - On Thursday at 21:00, 2025 FOMC voter and St. Louis Fed President Mousalem will speak on the U.S. economy and monetary policy. - On Friday at 02:30, 2027 FOMC voter and San Francisco Fed President Daly will speak on the U.S. economic outlook [4]. 3.4 Precious Metals Futures and Spot Price Table - The table shows the latest prices, daily changes, and daily change rates of SHFE and SGX gold and silver futures and spot contracts, as well as the gold - silver ratio of CME and the price differences between SHFE and TD [6]. 3.5 Inventory and Position Table - The table presents the latest values, daily changes, and daily change rates of SHFE and CME gold and silver inventories, SHFE gold and silver positions, and SPDR gold and SLV silver positions [15][16]. 3.6 Stock, Bond, and Commodity Summary - The table shows the latest values, daily changes, and daily change rates of the U.S. dollar index, U.S. dollar - RMB exchange rate, Dow Jones Industrial Index, WTI crude oil spot price, LmeS copper 03 price, 10 - year U.S. bond yield, 10 - year U.S. real interest rate, and 10 - 2 - year U.S. bond yield spread [22].
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