黄金周报：避险情绪和降息预期双双升温，助推金价大幅上涨-20250902

Report Summary 1. Report Industry Investment Rating No relevant information provided. 2. Core Viewpoints - Last week, both risk aversion and expectations of interest rate cuts increased, leading to a significant rise in gold prices. Geopolitical conflicts in the Middle East, Russia - Ukraine, and Thailand - Cambodia, along with Trump's attempt to remove Fed Governor Cook and the release of dovish signals by Fed officials, boosted gold prices [2]. - This week (the week of September 1st), gold prices are expected to remain at a high level. The anticipated weakness in the US August non - farm payrolls report and continued geopolitical risks will support gold prices [3]. 3. Summary According to Relevant Catalogs 3.1 Last Week's Market Review - Gold Spot and Futures Price Movements: On August 29th, the Shanghai gold futures price recovered by 1.52% to 785.12 yuan/gram, and the COMEX gold futures price rose 2.89% to 3516.10 dollars/ounce. Gold T + D spot price increased 1.31% to 781.70 yuan/gram, and the London gold spot price rose 2.24% to 3446.81 dollars/ounce [2][5]. - Gold Basis: The international gold basis (spot - futures) was - 46.35 dollars/ounce, down 7.00 dollars/ounce from the previous Friday. The Shanghai gold basis was - 1.30 yuan/gram, down 1.01 yuan/gram [8]. - Gold Domestic - Foreign Price Difference: The gold domestic - foreign price difference on Friday was - 22.25 yuan/gram, lower than the previous Friday. The gold - oil ratio increased, the gold - silver ratio decreased, and the gold - copper ratio rose [11]. - Position Analysis: Gold ETF holdings increased. The SPRD gold ETF fund's holdings reached 977.68 tons, up 20.91 tons. Domestic gold T + D trading volume increased by 27.25%. Gold CFTC asset management institutions' net long positions increased, and COMEX gold futures inventory and SHFE gold inventory rose [14]. 3.2 Macroeconomic Fundamentals - Important Economic Data: Trump threatened to remove Fed Governor Cook, which may lead to a constitutional crisis. US July durable goods orders were - 2.8% month - on - month, and core capital goods orders had the fastest growth in nearly three years. US Q2 GDP was revised up to 3.3%. US July core PCE price index increased year - on - year [19][20][21]. - Fed Policy Tracking: Richmond Fed President Barkin expected only minor interest rate adjustments. Fed Governor Waller supported a 25 - basis - point rate cut in September and expected further cuts in the next three to six months. San Francisco Fed President Daly hinted at a rate cut soon [30]. - US Dollar Index Movement: The US dollar index rose slightly last week. Geopolitical conflicts drove it up on Monday, but Trump's move and weak economic data caused it to fall later. It ended up 0.13% at 97.85 [31]. - US TIPS Yield Movement: The US 10 - year TIPS yield declined slightly due to Trump's move and dovish Fed statements. It was down 3bp to 1.82% [33]. - International Important Event Tracking: The Middle East and Russia - Ukraine situations were deadlocked. Israel continued to attack Gaza, and Russia launched an attack on Kiev while still expressing willingness for peace talks [36].