贵金属策略报告-20251021

Report Industry Investment Rating - Not provided in the given content 2. Core Viewpoints of the Report - Gold prices are affected by multiple factors. In the short - term, there is a possibility of a meeting between China and the US, which eases trade - war risks. The risk of stagflation in the US economy is increasing, with weakening employment and moderate inflation, and the Fed's expectation of interest - rate cuts is being realized. The Fed may stop shrinking its balance sheet in the coming months, and the market expects the Fed to cut interest rates by 25 basis points in October with a probability of over 90%, and about 2 more cuts within the year. It is expected that precious metals will be weakly volatile in the short - term, highly volatile in the medium - term, and will rise step - by - step in the long - term [2]. - The trend of gold prices is the anchor for silver prices. In terms of the capital side, CFTC silver net long positions and iShare silver ETF have slightly increased their positions. In terms of inventory, the recent explicit inventory of silver has slightly decreased [6]. 3. Summary by Relevant Catalogs Gold - Market Performance: Today, precious metals rose first and then fell. The main contract of Shanghai Gold closed up 2.02%, and the main contract of Shanghai Silver closed up 0.20% [2]. - Core Logic: - Short - term Hedging: There may be a meeting between China and the US, easing trade - war risks. The risk of stagflation in the US economy is increasing, with weakening employment and moderate inflation, and the Fed's expectation of interest - rate cuts is being realized [2]. - Hedging Attribute: Trump said that imposing a 100% tariff on China is unsustainable. The US Treasury Secretary expects China and the US to meet in Malaysia soon to prevent tariff escalation [2]. - Monetary Attribute: Fed Chairman Powell hinted that officials may stop shrinking the balance sheet in the coming months. Fed Governor Waller warned that US employment growth may have turned negative in the past few months. The Fed's Beige Book shows that US economic activity has hardly changed recently, but there are signs of cooling consumption. The Fed cut interest rates by 25 basis points in September and hinted at further rate cuts. The ADP employment in September decreased by 32,000, far lower than the market - expected increase of 51,000. The market expects the Fed to cut interest rates by 25 basis points in October with a probability of over 90%, and about 2 more cuts within the year. The US dollar index is oscillating strongly, and the US Treasury yield is oscillating weakly [2]. - Commodity Attribute: The CRB commodity index is oscillating downward, and the appreciation of the RMB is negative for domestic prices [2]. - Strategy: Conservative investors should wait and see, while aggressive investors can buy low and sell high. It is recommended to manage positions well and set strict stop - loss and take - profit levels [3]. - Data Summary: - International Prices: Comex gold main - contract closing price is $4374.30 per ounce, up 2.49% from the previous day and 5.92% from the previous week; London gold is $4294.35 per ounce, up 1.65% from the previous day and 4.84% from the previous week [3]. - Domestic Prices: The closing price of the main Shanghai Gold contract on the SHFE is 994.06 yuan per gram, up 2.45% from the previous day and 5.87% from the previous week; the closing price of Gold T + D on the SGE is 986.89 yuan per gram, up 1.35% from the previous day and 4.99% from the previous week [3]. - Positions and Inventories: Comex gold positions are 528,789 lots, unchanged from the previous week; Shanghai Gold main - contract positions on the SHFE are 205,110 lots, down 1.35% from the previous day and 10.22% from the previous week; Gold T + D positions on the SGE are 254,754 lots, down 1.35% from the previous day and up 8.81% from the previous week. LBMA gold inventory is 8,598 tons, unchanged; Comex gold inventory is 1,152 tons, down 1.08% from the previous week; Shanghai Gold inventory on the SHFE is 18 tons, up 1.32% from the previous week [3]. Silver - Core Logic: The trend of gold prices is the anchor for silver prices. In terms of the capital side, CFTC silver net long positions and iShare silver ETF have slightly increased their positions. In terms of inventory, the recent explicit inventory of silver has slightly decreased [6]. - Strategy: Conservative investors should wait and see, while aggressive investors can buy low and sell high. It is recommended to manage positions well and set strict stop - loss and take - profit levels [7]. - Data Summary: - International Prices: Comex silver main - contract closing price is $51.40 per ounce, up 1.53% from the previous day and 1.23% from the previous week; London silver is $51.80 per ounce, down 4.25% from the previous day and up 1.09% from the previous week [7]. - Domestic Prices: The closing price of the main Shanghai Silver contract on the SHFE is 11,805 yuan per kilogram, up 0.54% from the previous day and 2.36% from the previous week; the closing price of Silver T + D on the SGE is 11,759 yuan per kilogram, down 0.17% from the previous day and up 1.99% from the previous week [7]. - Positions and Inventories: Comex silver positions are 165,805 lots, unchanged from the previous week; Shanghai Silver main - contract positions on the SHFE are 6,368,310 lots, down 1.87% from the previous day and 9.22% from the previous week; Silver T + D positions on the SGE are 3,977,852 lots, up 3.84% from the previous day and 19.60% from the previous week. LBMA silver inventory is 24,581 tons, down 0.26% from the previous week; Comex silver inventory is 15,751 tons, down 2.64% from the previous week; Shanghai Silver inventory on the SHFE is 749 tons, down 29.51% from the previous week; silver inventory on the SGE is 1,051 tons, down 5.18% from the previous week; the total explicit inventory is 42,303 tons, down 1.70% from the previous week [7]. Fundamental Key Data - Monetary Attribute: The federal funds target rate upper limit is 4.25%, the discount rate is 4.25%, the reserve balance interest rate (IORB) is 4.15%, the Fed's total assets are $6,647.249 billion, M2 year - on - year growth is 4.77%, the 10 - year US Treasury real yield is 2.31%, the US dollar index is 98.59, the US Treasury yield spread (3 - month to 10 - year) is 0.51, etc [9]. - Other Attributes: The geopolitical risk index is 250.95, up 52.15% from the previous day and 36.05% from the previous week; the VIX index is 18.67, up 2.41% from the previous day and down 10.28% from the previous week; the CRB commodity index is 296.49, up 1.07% from the previous day and 0.67% from the previous week; the offshore RMB exchange rate is 7.1257, down 0.22% from the previous week [12].