Group 1: Market Overview - The US dollar index is trading around 100.271, while spot gold opened at $4065.22 per ounce and is currently trading at $4051.90 per ounce [1] - The previous trading day saw the US dollar index close down 0.03% at 100.190, and spot gold fell 0.30% to $4064.74 per ounce [1] - Other precious metals also experienced declines, with spot silver down 1.26% at $50.00 per ounce, platinum down 0.11% at $1511.00 per ounce, and palladium down 0.85% at $1374.75 per ounce [1] Group 2: Inventory Data - As of November 21, COMEX gold inventory decreased by 5.38 tons to 1143.49 tons, while COMEX silver inventory decreased by 37.57 tons to 14329.46 tons [2] - SPDR gold ETF holdings increased by 1.14 tons to 1040.57 tons, and SLV silver ETF holdings increased by 19.75 tons to 15246.63 tons [2] Group 3: Economic Indicators - The US Michigan University current conditions index reached a historic low, while the preliminary manufacturing PMI from S&P Global hit a four-month low, and the services PMI reached a four-month high [6]

Group 1 - COMEX gold inventory recorded at 1187.11 tons on July 29, an increase of 4.12 tons from the previous trading day [1][2] - COMEX gold price closed at $3325.30 per ounce on July 29, up 0.34%, with an intraday high of $3332.30 and a low of $3305.80 [1] Group 2 - U.S. wholesale sales increased by 0.2% in June, contrary to expectations of a 0.1% decline [3] - U.S. retail inventory rose by 0.3% in June, matching expectations [3] - The JOLTS job openings in June were reported at 7.437 million, slightly below the expected 7.500 million [3] - The U.S. trade deficit in goods narrowed to $86 billion in June from $96.4 billion in the previous month, with imports down 4.2% and exports down 0.6% [3]