Report Industry Investment Rating No relevant content provided. Core Viewpoints - The prices of gold and silver showed a trend of rising first and then falling this month, and are currently in a consolidation phase, but there is still strong support below. The Fed's hawkish stance on monetary policy has put significant pressure on the market's expectations of the Fed's interest rate cuts, causing the previous strong performance of gold and silver prices to slow down. However, Powell's statement on the balance sheet is a key turning point, and the expansion of the Fed's balance sheet in the future provides a solid reason, which has a more significant driving effect on precious metal prices. It is recommended to go long on silver on dips, with the reference operating range of the main contract of Shanghai gold being 880 - 966 yuan/gram, and that of the main contract of Shanghai silver being 11,001 - 12,366 yuan/kilogram [11]. Summary by Directory 1. Monthly Assessment and Market Outlook - Market Performance: From October 9 to November 6, 2025, the main contract of COMEX gold fell 1.9% to $3,984.8 per ounce, reaching a record high of $4,398 per ounce during the session. The main contract of Shanghai gold rose slightly by 0.86% to 917.8 yuan/gram, reaching a record high of 1,001.96 yuan/gram during the session. The main contract of COMEX silver fell slightly by 1.25% to $47.845 per ounce, reaching a record high of $53.765 per ounce during the session. The main contract of Shanghai silver rose 2.03% to 11,427 yuan/kilogram, reaching a record high of 12,366 yuan/kilogram during the session [11][29]. - Fed's Monetary Policy: In the October FOMC meeting, Powell carried out a "hawkish rate cut", lowering the policy rate by 25bps to 3.75% - 4.00%, while expressing a hawkish stance on the subsequent interest rate path. The Fed's hawkish statements have put significant pressure on the market's expectations of interest rate cuts. However, Powell's statement on ending the balance sheet reduction on December 1st provides a solid reason for the subsequent expansion of the Fed's balance sheet, which is a strong driving force for the rise of gold and silver prices [11]. - Precious Metals Sector: The structural tightness of overseas silver spot cannot be completely resolved. China's photovoltaic silver demand is resilient, and India's silver imports are expected to rebound in the fourth quarter. The gold - silver ratio as of November 7 was 82.3, significantly higher than the historical average of 62 since 1971. It is recommended to go long on silver on dips [11]. - Technical Analysis: The Shanghai gold index has turned out of the downward trend and is currently consolidating in the range of 900 - 930 yuan/gram. It is expected to maintain a volatile pattern, and it is advisable to buy on dips at the lower edge of the range. The technical chart of Shanghai silver is significantly stronger than that of Shanghai gold, forming a relatively strong ascending triangle consolidation pattern after turning out of the downward trend. In the short term, it will still maintain a volatile trend [15][16]. 2. Market Review - Price and Position Changes: COMEX gold and silver prices showed a trend of rising first and then falling this month. The total position of Shanghai gold decreased by 21.3% to 336,200 lots, and the total position of Shanghai silver decreased by 12.15% to 688,800 lots. As of the latest report period on September 23, the net long position of COMEX gold managed funds increased by 1,578 lots to 160,500 lots, and the net long position of COMEX silver managed funds increased by 1,293 lots to 37,000 lots. Due to the US government shutdown, some data such as COMEX gold and silver CFTC total positions and managed funds' net positions have not been updated [29][32][35][37]. - ETF Holdings: As of November 5, the total holdings of gold ETFs within the Reuters statistical scope were 2,309.6 tons, and the total holdings of overseas silver ETFs were 27,892.1 tons [40]. 3. Interest Rates and Liquidity - Interest Rate Indicators: The report presents multiple interest rate - related charts, including the spread between 10 - year and 2 - year US Treasury bonds, short - term US Treasury yields, the federal funds rate, overnight reverse repurchase rate, 10 - year nominal interest rate, real interest rate, and inflation expectations [49][52]. - Fed's Balance Sheet: The Fed's balance sheet shows changes in various items. Due to the US government shutdown, the balance of the US Treasury's TGA account has risen significantly to $94.27 billion, and the deposit reserve balance has decreased to $2.85 trillion [54][57]. 4. Macroeconomic Data - Inflation Data: In September, the year - on - year value of US CPI was 3%, lower than the expected 3.1% and the previous value of 2.9%. The month - on - month value was 0.3%, lower than the expected and previous value of 0.4%. The year - on - year value of core CPI was 3%, lower than the expected and previous value of 3.1%, and the month - on - month value was 0.2%, lower than the previous value of 0.3% [62]. - Employment Data: Due to the US government shutdown, the latest weekly unemployment data in the US is missing [65]. - PMI and PPI Data: In October, the US ISM manufacturing PMI was 48.7, lower than the expected 49.5 and the previous value of 49.1; the ISM non - manufacturing PMI was 52.4, higher than the expected 50.8 and the previous value of 50 [68]. - Housing Data: In August, the annualized value of new home sales in the US was 800,000 units, significantly higher than the previous value of 664,000 units. The annualized value of building permits was 1.33 million units, and the annualized value of new housing starts was 1.307 million units [71]. 5. Precious Metals Spreads - Gold Basis: The report presents the charts of gold TD - SHFE basis, showing the changes in the basis over time [74][75]. - Silver Basis: The report presents the charts of silver TD - SHFE basis, showing the changes in the basis over time [77][78]. - Domestic - Foreign Spreads: The report presents the charts of domestic - foreign spreads of gold and silver, showing the changes in the spreads over time [81][83]. 6. Precious Metals Inventories - Silver Inventories: The report presents the inventory charts of silver in multiple markets, including the total inventory of Shanghai Gold Exchange, Shanghai Futures Exchange, and COMEX, as well as the inventories of individual exchanges [88][90]. - Gold Inventories: The report presents the inventory charts of COMEX gold and LBMA gold [92].
贵金属月报：美联储进一步宽松确定性上升，静待价格盘整-20251107
Wu Kuang Qi Huo·2025-11-07 14:43