贵金属周报：9月仍可能降息，金价中期走强不变-20250818

Report Summary 1. Report Industry Investment Rating No information provided. 2. Core Viewpoints - Gold prices are likely to strengthen in the medium - term despite a possible bumpy upward path, as the Fed's new round of interest rate cuts is a major background factor, and the US dollar is in a downward trend [5]. - A September interest rate cut by the Fed is still a high - probability event, though it may shift from a more aggressive 50 - basis - point cut to a 25 - basis - point cut [5]. 3. Summary by Related Content Gold Price - Last week, the gold price oscillated downward. The main contract 2510 of the Shanghai Futures Exchange's gold futures closed at $3381 per ounce, and Shanghai gold closed at 775 yuan per gram [1]. US - Russia Negotiation - The negotiation between Trump and Putin in Alaska didn't result in any agreement. Trump claimed to hold a US - Russia - Ukraine tripartite meeting soon, and Putin hopes to resolve the Ukraine crisis peacefully. However, the key issue is the extent of Ukraine's compromise on the territorial problem [2]. US Economic Data and Interest Rate Cut Expectations - In July, the US CPI showed that inflation didn't worsen. The year - on - year growth was 2.7% (estimated 2.8%, previous 2.7%), and the month - on - month growth was 0.2% (estimated 0.2%, previous 0.3%). The core CPI (excluding food and energy) had a year - on - year growth of 3.1% (estimated 3%, previous 2.9%) and a month - on - month growth of 0.3% (estimated 0.3%, previous 0.2%) [4]. - The US July PPI had an unexpected increase. The month - on - month growth was 0.9% (far exceeding the market expectation of 0.2%), and the year - on - year increase was 3.3%, higher than the Fed's 2% inflation target. This data made the market's expectation of a September interest rate cut by the Fed cool down slightly, with the probability dropping from nearly 100% to 92% [5]. - A September interest rate cut is still likely, with a possible reduction of 25 basis points instead of 50. Trump wants the interest rate to drop to 1%, while the US Treasury Secretary suggests a neutral rate of 3%. A total of 150 basis points of cuts are expected, with 2 - 3 cuts of 25 basis points each this year and reaching 3% next year [5].