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MSA Update: Gold Opens $4,655 Silver at $92.70
Gold surged toward $4,655 while silver held near $92.70 as metals extended a structurally driven advance. Michael Oliver’s MSA framework argues that mining equities are emerging from decade-long suppression, silver remains historically restrained versus gold, and weekly volatility reflects acceleration rather than exhaustion. Relative breakouts in XAU versus the S&P, leadership from silver miners, and improving platinum ratios point to a sector-wide re-rating that remains early in its cycle.
Breaking: HK–SGE Deal Advances Gold’s Collateral Repo Path
Hong Kong and the Shanghai Gold Exchange will launch a cross-border gold clearing system, creating a central infrastructure for custody recognition, delivery certainty, and settlement efficiency. Officials frame the move as market development, but its strategic impact is deeper. Interoperable vaults and clearing corridors allow gold to function as institutional collateral, not merely a reserve asset. The agreement directly supports gold’s evolution into repo-eligible liquidity within emerging multipolar financial architecture.
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Data on Deck: CPI, PPI
MONDAY, JAN. 19None scheduled, Martin Luther King Jr. holiday
TUESDAY, JAN. 20None scheduled
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 2110:00 amConstruction spending (delayed report)Oct.--0.2%+10:00 amPending home salesDec.--3.3%
THURSDAY, JAN. 228:30 amInitial jobless claimsJan. 178:30 amGDP (first revision)Q34.3%
FRIDAY, JAN. 238:30 amPersonal income (delayed report)Nov.0.4%++8:30 amPersonal spending (delayed report)Nov.0.4%++8:30 amPCE index (delayed report)Nov.--0.3%++8:30 amPCE (year-over-year)--2.8%++8:30 amCore PCE indexNov.0.2%++8:30 amCore PCE (year-over-year)--2.8%++10:00 amConsumer sentiment (final)Jan.54.09:45 amS&P flash U.S. services PMIJan.52.59:45 amS&P flash U.S. manufacturing PMIJan.51.8
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MONDAY, JAN. 19None scheduled, Martin Luther King Jr. holiday
TUESDAY, JAN. 20None scheduled
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 2110:00 amConstruction spending (delayed report)Oct.--0.2%+10:00 amPending home salesDec.--3.3%
THURSDAY, JAN. 228:30 amInitial jobless claimsJan. 178:30 amGDP (first revision)Q34.3%
FRIDAY, JAN. 238:30 amPersonal income (delayed report)Nov.0.4%++8:30 amPersonal spending (delayed report)Nov.0.4%++8:30 amPCE index (delayed report)Nov.--0.3%++8:30 amPCE (year-over-year)--2.8%++8:30 amCore PCE indexNov.0.2%++8:30 amCore PCE (year-over-year)--2.8%++10:00 amConsumer sentiment (final)Jan.54.09:45 amS&P flash U.S. services PMIJan.52.59:45 amS&P flash U.S. manufacturing PMIJan.51.8
