Inflation Indicators Across the Board Below Expectations; Gold Briefly Surges Above ＄2630 Level!

Hot spot tracking

• The number of people filing for unemployment benefits in the United States dropped by 22,000 from the previous time, a larger than expected decrease. This news is bullish for the dollar.

• The Bank of Japan suspended interest rate hikes for the third consecutive time, with one member supporting the rate hike. Governor Kazuo Ueda said he would continue to raise interest rates but would need to observe the outcome of spring wage negotiations. Traders' bullish sentiment on the yen reached its lowest level in a month. This news is bearish for the yen.

• The Riksbank cut interest rates by 25 basis points and will adopt a more cautious stance next year. This news is bearish for the Swiss franc.

Product Hot Comment

• Forex

• ProductYesterday's ChangeYesterday's CloseToday's OpenEUR/USD▲0.61%1.042831.04327GBP/USD▲0.54%1.257351.2568AUD/USD▲0.30%0.625630.62547USD/JPY▼-0.70%156.354156.543GBP/CAD▲0.37%1.806791.80514NZD/CAD▲0.29%0.812670.81111

• 📝 Review:Last Friday, the cooling of inflation indicators revived expectations for a rate cut. The U.S. dollar index fell back from a two-year high and finally closed down 0.543% at 107.83, but still rose for the third consecutive week. U.S. bond yields weakened across the board, with the two-year U.S. bond yield closing at 4.317% and the 10-year U.S. bond yield at 4.519%.

• 🕵️ Operation suggestion:USD/JPY 156.445 Buy Target Price 157.834

• Gold

• ProductYesterday's ChangeYesterday's CloseToday's OpenGold▲1.09%2622.752621.64Silver▲1.80%29.51829.425

• 📝 Review:Spot gold expanded its gains after the release of U.S. PCE data, once reaching the $2,630 mark. It then fell back and finally closed up 1.01% at $2,620.79 per ounce. Spot silver rebounded following gold, eventually closing up 1.62% at $29.51 per ounce.

• 🕵️ Operation suggestion:Gold 2622.45 Buy Target Price 2648.52

• Crude Oil

• ProductYesterday's ChangeYesterday's CloseToday's OpenWTI Crude Oil▲0.40%69.41869.305Brent Crude Oil▲0.42%72.59872.698

• 📝 Review:International crude oil fell more than 1% during the session and then turned higher, supported by the weakening of the U.S. dollar and the impact of Trump's threat to the European Union to purchase U.S. oil and gas. WTI crude oil finally closed up 0.38% at US$69.48/barrel; Brent crude oil closed up 0.47% at US$72.65/barrel.

• 🕵️ Operation suggestion:WTI Crude Oil 69.511 Sell Target Price 68.265

• Indice

• ProductYesterday's ChangeYesterday's CloseToday's OpenNasdaq 100▲0.78%21268.2921328.23Dow Jones▲1.13%42822.442916.3S&P 500▲1.08%5933.055949.55US Dollar Index▼-0.77%107.45107.66

• 📝 Review:U.S. stocks opened lower and moved higher, with all three major indexes closing up more than 1%. The Dow rose 1.18% and fell 2.25% for the whole week, recording three consecutive weekly losses; the Nasdaq rose 1.09% and fell 1.99% for the whole week, falling for 2 consecutive weeks; the S&P 500 rose 1.03% and fell for the whole week. 1.78%. Among them, the Dow Jones Industrial Average recorded its largest weekly decline since late October, and the S&P 500 Index and the Nasdaq Composite Index both recorded their largest weekly declines in one month. Most large technology stocks rose. Nvidia (NVDA) rose more than 3%, Intel (INTC) rose more than 2%, Apple (AAPL) and Google (GOOGL) rose more than 1%, and Netflix (NFLX) and Amazon (AMZN) rose slightly. ; Tesla (TSLA) fell more than 3%, Meta (META) fell more than 1%, and Microsoft (MSFT) fell slightly. Novo Nordisk (NVO) fell more than 20%. The company's new generation of weight loss drugs failed to achieve expected weight loss.

• 🕵️ Operation suggestion:Nasdaq 100 21312.850 Sell Target Price 20701.012

• Crypto

• ProductYesterday's ChangeYesterday's CloseToday's OpenBitCoin▼-2.16%95131.695484.2Ethereum▼-1.65%32813285.8Dogecoin▼-2.26%0.312830.31305

• 📝 Review:The recent 4-hour K-line chart shows that the price of Bitcoin has increased significantly compared with 12 noon on December 22, but has declined compared with 8 am on December 21, 2024. From a trading volume perspective, there has been a decrease in trading volume recently. Trading volumes are down compared to previous hours, while prices are also down. It shows that the market is relatively deserted and trading activity is not high.

• 🕵️ Operation suggestion:BitCoin 94605.3 Sell Target Price 92414.7