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Group 1 - The market experienced volatility last week with various narratives reversing, lacking a clear main theme. Initially, the probability of the U.S. government reopening increased, leading to a temporary "risk on" sentiment, but subsequent hawkish statements from Federal Reserve officials raised doubts about the likelihood of a rate cut in December, causing risk assets to decline [2][5]. - Precious metals saw significant rebounds following the U.S. Congress's approval of a temporary funding bill, which alleviated previous liquidity concerns. However, cautious remarks from Federal Reserve officials led to a rapid decline in rate cut expectations, contributing to a pullback in gold and silver prices [7][24]. - COMEX copper prices maintained a fluctuating pattern, lacking strong driving forces. Despite a temporary rise to nearly 88,000 yuan per ton, prices faced downward pressure, although buying interest emerged after the decline, resulting in a range-bound trading pattern [8][10]. Group 2 - The copper concentrate TC weekly index increased by $0.35 per dry ton to -$41.75, indicating a slight recovery in the spot market activity, with traders actively selling at lower price levels [14]. - Domestic refined copper consumption remains resilient, making it difficult to see a trend of significant inventory accumulation. Downstream buying interest is expected to provide support for copper prices during periods of decline [10][54]. - The COMEX gold inventory decreased by approximately 350,000 ounces, while silver inventory fell by about 4.45 million ounces, indicating a tightening supply in the precious metals market [37].