贵金属期货周报：降息预期得以巩固，贵金属强势不改-20250914

1. Report Industry Investment Rating No relevant content provided. 2. Core Viewpoints of the Report - The expectation of interest rate cuts is consolidated, and precious metals maintain their strong momentum. The weakening of the US labor market and the potential transmission of tariff impacts make it difficult to eliminate the "stagflation-like" risk, so precious metals are expected to continue their strong performance at high levels [3][7]. - The market's trading focus has shifted from tariff games to interest rate cut games. Trump's interference with the Fed aims to force early and rapid interest rate cuts, which may increase inflation in the medium and long term, and the precious metals market may be pricing in this factor [17][25]. - The US economy shows signs of slowdown, with GDP growth having some false prosperity, consumption weakening, PMI indicators weakening, and the labor market cooling down [35][44][52]. 3. Summary by Relevant Catalogues 3.1 Comprehensive Analysis and Trading Strategies 3.1.1 Comprehensive Analysis - In the week, the US dollar and the 10-year US Treasury yield were consolidating at low levels. Precious metals continued their upward momentum from last week, reaching new highs and consolidating near historical highs. Silver also followed the trend of gold. London gold and silver, as well as Shanghai gold and silver, all showed significant increases. The US dollar index was weak, and the 10-year US Treasury yield fell again [3]. - The market's focus this week was on the US inflation situation. The previous week's US non-farm payroll data indicated a further cooling of the job market, which promoted the market's expectation that the Fed will cut interest rates three times this year. This week's PPI unexpectedly did not fall, and CPI rebounded moderately, which was interpreted by the market as reducing the obstacles to interest rate cuts this year and consolidating the dovish market expectation. The improvement of market risk sentiment allowed silver to catch up with the rise of gold [3]. 3.1.2 Trading Strategies - Unilateral: Consider holding previous long positions based on the 5-day moving average. - Arbitrage: Wait and see. - Options: Bullish collar option strategy [9]. 3.2 Macro - level Data Tracking 3.2.1 Market Trading Mainline - The market's trading focus has shifted from tariff games to interest rate cut games. Trump has continuously pressured the Fed to cut interest rates, and the market's expectation of interest rate cuts has fluctuated with the release of economic data and policy developments [17][63][64]. 3.2.2 US Economic Situation - GDP: Although the second - quarter GDP growth was strong on the surface, a detailed analysis of sub - items showed that the growth was somewhat illusory. The sharp decline in imports in the second quarter increased the net export sub - item, while consumption and investment were weak [35]. - PMI: Both Markit and ISM manufacturing and service PMI indicators showed a weakening trend, indicating a slowdown in the US economic expansion [43][44]. - Employment: The US August non - farm payroll data was disappointing, with the number of new jobs falling short of expectations and the unemployment rate rising to a new high since October 2021, indicating a further cooling of the labor market [52]. - Inflation: The US August CPI increased moderately, and the PPI decreased, indicating that although Trump's tariff policy pushed up enterprise costs, enterprises avoided significant price increases last month [59]. 3.2.3 Market Interest Rate Cut Expectations - The market's current bet is that the Fed will cut interest rates three times this year, with the expected timing in September. The market's interest rate cut expectation has fluctuated with the performance of the US macro - economy and Trump's policies [63][64]. 3.3 Precious Metals Fundamental Data Tracking 3.3.1 Gold Supply and Demand - Supply: In the first half of 2025, the total global gold supply increased slightly by 1% year - on - year to 2423 tons, with a slight decrease in gold mine production and an increase in recycled gold [70]. - Demand: The total global gold demand in the first half of 2025 increased by 13% year - on - year to 2385 tons. Investment demand increased significantly by 117%, while gold jewelry consumption decreased by 18% [70]. - Central Bank Gold Purchases: Since 2022, global central banks have been on a gold - buying spree. China, Poland, Turkey, and India are among the active buyers. The reasons for central bank gold purchases include optimizing foreign exchange reserve structures, hedging geopolitical and economic uncertainties, and promoting currency internationalization [78][80]. 3.3.2 Silver Supply and Demand - Supply: In 2024, the global silver supply was 31573 tons, a year - on - year increase of 2%. It is expected to increase by 2% in 2025 to 32055 tons. The supply is relatively stable due to the associated nature of silver production [82]. - Demand: In 2024, global silver demand was 36208 tons, a year - on - year decrease of 3%. It is expected to be 35713 tons in 2025, a year - on - year decrease of 1%. The demand for photovoltaic silver, which has been a major factor affecting silver demand since 2022, is likely to slow down in 2025 due to limited growth space in the photovoltaic industry and the trend of reducing silver consumption [82]. - Inventory: Silver inventory has bottomed out and rebounded, and the supply - demand gap has also converged [82].