[Market Evening] International Oil Prices Fall, Demand May Have Loosened Amid Tight Supply

As of 17:00 (GMT+8), spot gold fell 0.437% to $1702.20/oz, and spot silver fell 0.723% to $18.251/oz.

Comment: The international gold price continued its previous weakness and fell to the overnight low of $1,697.53 per ounce on August 9, 2021, as the continued surge in the dollar and concerns about the Fed's more aggressive interest rate hike expectations have weighed on gold demand. As long as the Fed keeps raising rates, markets don't see inflation as a long-term problem.

Suggestion: Spot gold is short at 1704.50, and the target point is 1700.00.

As of 17:00 (GMT+8), the US dollar index fell 0.074% to 108.43, EUR/USD rose 0.049% to 1.00227; GBP/USD rose 0.069% to 1.18320; AUD/USD fell 0.159% to 0.67380; USD /JPY fell 0.136% to 138.778.

Comment: The euro against the dollar fell below the parity level of 1 during the session, and the lowest went to 0.9952. After some obstacle options and the intervention of the European Central Bank to adjust reserves, the euro stubbornly closed above parity in late trading. In the overnight market, the United States announced that the PPI in June increased by 11.3% year-on-year, exceeding market expectations of 8.8%. Following the high-speed growth of the CPI on Wednesday, after the release of the data reflecting the bursting inflation, the US dollar index broke through 109, reaching a maximum of 109.30, continuing to hit a new high since 2002.

Suggestion: short position of EUR/USD 1.00300, target point 1.00000.

As of 17:00 (GMT+8), WTI fell 0.930% to $92.710/barrel; Brent fell 0.470% to $96.683/barrel.

Comment: International oil prices fell, although the market expects that the prospect of the Fed raising interest rates may not be so aggressive and that it is difficult for OPEC to further expand production increases, but concerns about demand recovery limited the gains. US demand for gasoline, jet fuel, and diesel is down more than 10 percent compared to 2019 before the pandemic began.

Suggestion: US crude oil is short at 93.070, and the target point is 90.200.

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2. The Indian blockchain project 5ire completed a $100 million financing investment by SRAM & MRAM Group;

3. Celsius had promised not to trade client funds but invested a large number of client funds into its mining operations;

4. Glassnode: The $20,000 area is an important trigger point for new Bitcoin buyers;

5. Circle disclosed cash and treasury bonds worth $55.7 billion;

6. ARK Ark Fund increased its holdings of Block and Coinbase;

7. The Celo blockchain resumes block production, and the official has released an updated version to solve the downtime problem;

8. Block Research: VC investment in the blockchain sector has dropped 22% since the second quarter of 2020.

The Taiwan Weighted Index rose 0.179% to 14516.1 points;

The Nikkei 225 rose 0.335% to 26,799.5 points;

Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index fell 1.039% to 20291.0 points;

Australia's S&P/ASX 200 rose 0.365% to 6,619.45.

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