黃金購買行為可能在未來幾年支撐金價
今年以來,各國央行的黃金購買和投資需求是推動金價創下歷史新高的兩個關鍵因素,但一家投資公司正在關注黃金市場的另一個領域,該領域正開始引起人們的極大關注。
多年來,許多分析師一直期待代幣化黃金將成為貴金屬領域的下一個發展方向,而現在看來,它的時代已經到來,因為加密貨幣穩定幣的領導者 Tether Limited 已成為該領域的主要參與者。
傑富瑞的股票分析師法哈德·塔里克和安德魯·莫斯最近發表了一份報告,指出Tether在黃金市場日益增長的影響力,以及這種需求可能對黃金和採礦業產生的變革性影響。
分析師表示:“我們認為 Tether 可能仍將是黃金的重要買家,從而支撐金價繼續上漲。”
分析師指出,Tether 對貴金屬領域的興趣日益濃厚,這家穩定幣發行商的代表參加了今年在科羅拉多州丹佛市舉行的美洲礦業論壇會議。
分析師表示:“投資者告訴我們,Tether計劃在2025年購買約100噸實體黃金,此外還將投資於黃金特許權使用費/串流媒體公司和黃金供應鏈。”
儘管這家加密貨幣公司一直在購買黃金以支持其黃金代幣 Tether Gold (XAU₮),但 Jefferies 表示,該公司對黃金的需求遠不止於單一投資產品。 Jefferies 引述公司記錄指出,截至第三季度,Tether 持有約 116 噸黃金,價值 140 億美元,其中僅有 12 噸用於支持 XAU₮ 代幣。
目前,黃金佔 Tether 穩定幣 USD₮ 持有資產的 7%。
分析師表示:“這意味著 Tether 是除中央銀行外最大的黃金持有者,其持有量大致相當於韓國、匈牙利和希臘等規模較小的中央銀行。”
塔里克和莫斯還表示,公佈的儲備金僅代表該公司持有的最低黃金數量,因為目前尚不清楚 Tether 在其資產負債表上實際持有多少黃金。
美元暴跌,數據支持聯準會降息預期
週二,美元下跌,一系列喜憂參半的經濟數據(其中一些數據被推遲發布,因此已過時)強化了市場對聯準會下個月將降息的預期。
午後交易中,歐元兌美元上漲0.5%,至1.1576美元;英鎊兌美元上漲0.8%,至1.3203美元。
美元指數(衡量美元兌主要貨幣表現的指標)在9月零售銷售和生產者物價數據公佈後下跌0.5%,至99.746。此前,該指數一度維持上週近1%的漲幅。
「美元今天下跌是完全合理的,因為今天早上公佈的9月份數據顯示,第三季末出現了滯脹,」華盛頓Monex USA的交易主管胡安·佩雷斯表示。
他指出,有跡象顯示需求疲軟,9 月零售額成長低於預期,同時生產者價格略有上漲,顯示價格成長乏力。
數據顯示,美國9月零售銷售額成長0.2% ,低於路透社調查的經濟學家預測的0.4%,也低於8月未經修正的0.6%的增幅。
另一方面,生產者物價指數上漲0.3%,符合預期,先前8月份的跌幅與修正後的預期一致,為0.1%。然而,核心價格僅小幅上漲0.1%,低於市場普遍預期的0.2%。
美國11月消費者信心指數從10月向上修正後的95.5降至88.7,進一步打擊了美元走勢。路透社調查的經濟學家先前預測,該指數將從10月公佈的94.6小幅降至93.4。
「人們更加擔心未來會發生什麼,因此,大宗商品的購買被擱置了,」BMO 高級經濟學家 Jennifer Lee 在電子郵件評論中寫道。
週二公佈的經濟數據是在政策制定者過去幾天發表鴿派言論之後發布的,這些言論鞏固了市場對降息的預期。
Gold remains on the path to $4,000 as the US dollar weakens
Gold prices surged to a one-month high above $3,400 an ounce Thursday, supported by persistent U.S. dollar weakness. Analysts at Bank of America expect the rally to continue, maintaining their forecast that the yellow metal will hit $4,000 an ounce by the first half of 2026.
In a report published last week, the bank said falling interest rates and a weaker dollar will underpin the metal’s gains.
“Potential rate cuts amid increasing inflation create fertile ground for dollar depreciation,” analysts wrote. “Rate cuts in an environment of continued elevated inflation would, in all likelihood, push the precious metal higher.”
Spot gold last traded at $3,417.10 an ounce, up 0.64% on the day. At the same time, the U.S. dollar index last traded at 97.81 points, down 0.32% on the day.
Markets expect the Federal Reserve to begin cutting rates as soon as September. The CME FedWatch Tool shows traders have nearly fully priced in a 25-basis-point move, with further easing possible in October and December.
“Recent US data have shifted our view on rates to the downside,” BofA said, pointing to softening labor market trends. “Recent cooling employment data, a narrowing in the breadth of employment growth & other signs of labor market moderation may support a shift the Fed's risk assessment.”
The bank added that political pressure on the Fed, including criticism from President Donald Trump, could weigh further on the dollar.
“Risks to Fed independence are well recognized, but the market now needs to contemplate the implications of institutional erosion at statistical agencies as well,” analysts said.
BofA warned that higher inflation could temporarily lift the dollar as markets scale back easing bets. Economists expect Friday’s core PCE index—the Fed’s preferred inflation gauge—to show a 2.8% annual gain, unchanged from June.
However, Bank of America expects that any rally in the U.S. dollar will be sold.
“Should inflation data continue to come in on the sticky side, leading the Fed to push back more assertively on easing expectations, the USD could experience another relief rally, though we would view such an event as short-lived,” the analysts said.
