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Gold steadies but still heads for a drop

Gold steadies but still heads for first monthly drop Wednesday as the US House of Representatives appeared poised to pass a bill to raise the US debt ceiling. The House is expected to vote Wednesday Evening to raise debt ceiling and leaders of both Republicans and Democrats indicate that the measure has eought votes to pass. A standoff over the debt ceiling in previous month drew investors to gold.

Furthermore, investors are awaiting key US monthly jobs report on this Friday for further indications. The markets around the globe focus on if the US Federal Reserve will raise interest rates again in June or pause its rate hikes to curb inflation.

In general, higher interest rates will send the bullion market to bearish because they make the precious metals less attractive as an alternate investment. However, a pause of an end to the rate hikes would send the bullion market to bullish.

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黄金持稳但仍有下跌趋势

美国众议院似乎准备通过一项提高美国债务上限的法案,周三金价持稳但仍出现下跌。预计众议院将在周三晚上就提高债务上限进行投票,共和党和民主党的领导人均表示该措施将可获得通过。上个月围绕债务上限的僵局,引发投资者被吸引到黄金。

此外,投资者正在等待本周五美国就业报告以获取更多信息。全球市场关注美联储是否会在6月再次加息以抑制通胀。

一般来说,较高的利率会使贵金属市场看跌,因为它们降低了贵金属作为替代投资的吸引力。然而,暂停加息将使贵金属市场看涨。

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Cash levels at the US Treasury are down toward a dangerously low level

Cash levels at the US trseasurt are going down toward a dangerously low level because Washington are still struggling to raise the debt ceiling until the last minutes.

As of May 25, Treasury had just USD 38.8 billion in cash and earing the bare minimum level of USD 30 billion. If Congress doesn’t raise the debt ceiling by June 5, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warns the US government will not have enough funds to pay all of the nation’s obiligations in full and on time, in another word – Default.

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美国财政部的现金水平正降至危险的低水平

由于美国华盛顿政府仍在努力提高债务上限直到最后几分钟,美国财政部的现金水平正在下降至危险的低水平。

截至 5 月 25 日,财政部手头上只有 388 亿美元的现金,距离最低现金水平 300 亿美元只差一点点。如果国会不能在 6 月 5 日之前提高债务上限,美国财政部部长耶伦警告,美国政府将没有足够的资金来按时全额支付或部分支付国家债务的债息,换句话说——债务违约。

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Debt Deal Starts to Take Shape

Debt deal takes shape to raise limit. Biden administration insists that there won’t be a debt default. But the market is still watching the US government’s spending in the next three years and having concerns about whether the US government will run out of cash again.

债务议题取得初步共识,拜登政府强调不会让债务违约。但市场仍在关注美国政府未来3年的支出,担心美国政府是否会再次耗尽现金。

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Breaking News: US Debt Talk

US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy says still far apart on debt talk but can get to yes. And he doesn’t want default. There won’t be a default.

美国众议院议长麦卡锡先生表示,在债务问题上仍有很大分歧,但预期可以达成共识。他表示不想债务违约,并认为不会违约。

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金价今早曾经升至接近每盎司2050美元

金价今早曾经急升接近每盎司2050美元,但因利润回吐而下跌近20美元。上周,美国联邦储备委员会宣布加息0.25个百分点。一般来说,更高的利率通常对黄金等贵金属不利,使其作为替代投资选择的吸引力降低。然而,停顿或结束加息或有可能会再次推动金银市场看涨。

全球投资者目前正在密切关注拜登和国会领导人在美国债务上限僵局以及潜在的银行危机问题。这两个因素将在美国和全球经济增长上产生重大影响。美国市场的不确定性将促使投资者转向避险资产-黄金市场。

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