新能源及有色金属日报：美联储内部分歧显著，美制造业PMI延续疲软走势-20251104

Report Industry Investment Rating - Gold: Cautiously bullish [8] - Silver: Cautiously bullish [8] - Arbitrage: Short the gold-silver ratio at high levels [9] - Options: Put on hold [9] 2. Core View of the Report - The divergence within the Fed on the path of interest rate cuts has deepened, and weak economic data may add more weight to the Fed's decision to continue cutting rates in December. Short-term risk aversion catalysts are weakening. Gold and silver prices are expected to be in a volatile pattern. The Au2512 contract for gold may fluctuate between 910 yuan/gram and 940 yuan/gram, and the Ag2512 contract for silver may fluctuate between 11,100 yuan/kilogram and 11,700 yuan/kilogram [8][9] 3. Summary by Related Catalogs Market Analysis - Fed Governor Milan called for more aggressive rate cuts, saying the Fed's policy is too tight and the longer it remains restrictive, the greater the risk of an economic downturn. He reiterated that the neutral policy rate is far below the current level and should be achieved through a series of 50-basis-point rate cuts. Governor Cook said each Fed meeting is a real-time decision on monetary policy, the current policy is moderately restrictive, inflation remains high and faces upward risks, and a rate cut in December is possible but depends on new information. The US ISM manufacturing PMI in October was 48.7, contracting for the eighth consecutive month, lower than the expected 49.5 and the previous value of 49.1. New orders declined for the second consecutive month, the production index was weak, and the price payment index hit a new low since the beginning of this year [1] Futures Quotes and Trading Volumes - On November 3, 2025, the Shanghai gold futures main contract opened at 924.60 yuan/gram and closed at 922.58 yuan/gram, a change of 0.07% from the previous trading day's close. The trading volume was 41,087 lots, and the open interest was 129,725 lots. In the night session, it opened at 921.90 yuan/gram and closed at 919.52 yuan/gram, a 0.33% decline from the afternoon close. The Shanghai silver futures main contract opened at 11,449.00 yuan/kilogram and closed at 11,455.00 yuan/kilogram, a change of 0.12% from the previous trading day's close. The trading volume was 752,034 lots, and the open interest was 261,467 lots. In the night session, it opened at 11,455 yuan/kilogram and closed at 11,350 yuan/kilogram, a 0.92% decline from the afternoon close [2] US Treasury Yield and Spread Monitoring - On November 3, 2025, the yield of the 10-year US Treasury note closed at 4.11%, up 2.71 basis points from the previous trading day. The spread between the 10-year and 2-year Treasury notes was 0.505%, down 0.38 basis points from the previous trading day [3] Changes in Positions and Trading Volumes of Gold and Silver on the Shanghai Futures Exchange - On the Au2512 contract, the long positions decreased by 3,855 lots compared to the previous day, and the short positions decreased by 1,997 lots. The total trading volume of the Shanghai gold contract on the previous trading day was 341,261 lots, a 13.8% decrease from the previous trading day. On the Ag2512 contract, the long positions decreased by 2,117 lots, and the short positions decreased by 3,530 lots. The total trading volume of the silver contract on the previous trading day was 1,267,986 lots, a 16.7% decrease from the previous trading day [4] Tracking of Precious Metal ETF Positions - The gold ETF holdings remained unchanged at 1,039.20 tons compared to the previous trading day, and the silver ETF holdings remained unchanged at 15,190 tons [5] Tracking of Precious Metal Arbitrage - On November 3, 2025, the domestic premium for gold was 4.41 yuan/gram, and the domestic premium for silver was -905.77 yuan/kilogram. The ratio of the main contract prices of gold and silver on the Shanghai Futures Exchange was about 80.54, a 0.59% decrease from the previous trading day, and the ratio in the overseas market was 81.97, a 0.93% decrease from the previous trading day [6] Fundamentals - On November 3, 2025, the trading volume of gold on the Shanghai Gold Exchange's T+d market was 67,556 kilograms, a 5.20% decrease from the previous trading day. The trading volume of silver was 525,416 kilograms, a 7.75% increase from the previous trading day. The gold delivery volume was 11,872 kilograms, and the silver delivery volume was 112,200 kilograms [7]