πŸ“Š Market Snapshot

  • Spot Gold XAUUSD: 4603.25 (+84.14, +1.86%), day range 4508.82–4632.18, sharp rally this hour
  • WTI Crude USOIL: 86.304 (+0.378, +0.44%), day range 85.460–87.116
  • Gold strength resonates with rising geopolitical risk; oil gains capped by Hormuz “flowing smoothly” remarks

πŸ”₯ Key News This Hour

  • Iran’s Foreign Ministry: new US sanctions on Iran have no basis in international law, calling it far more than a one-country “economic war” β€” US-Iran tensions escalate again
  • Foreign ministers of Egypt, Jordan, UAE, Indonesia, Pakistan, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Qatar issue joint statement condemning Israel’s settlement policy in occupied Palestinian territory
  • Trump: the US hasn’t built a new car factory in 40 years, more plants are under construction than ever, “favorite word is tariff”
  • US Energy Secretary: oil flows smoothly through the Strait of Hormuz thanks to US Navy protection
  • US federal judge strikes down Trump administration’s suspension of immigrant visas for applicants from 75 countries, calling it beyond the Secretary of State’s authority
  • East Buy FY2026: revenue RMB 5.7B (+29.8%), operating profit RMB 660M (+703.7%), returned to profitability

🧭 Situation Assessment

Geopolitical risk is the main market driver; gold’s near-1.9% single-day surge past 4600 points to clearly rising risk-aversion sentiment.

New US sanctions on Iran plus the eight-nation condemnation of Israel may keep supporting gold with a geopolitical premium near term.

Oil gains are limited as the US Energy Department stresses unimpeded Hormuz traffic, partially offsetting supply-disruption concerns.

Trump’s tariff rhetoric reinforces the protectionist narrative β€” watch sentiment effects on manufacturing and import-chain names.

⏰ Upcoming Key Data

No confirmed imminent high-impact data points this hour; the calendar feed returned no new scheduled releases (only historical records).