金价创历史新高,市场等待美国降息决定

币界网Pubblicato 2024-08-21Pubblicato ultima volta 2024-08-21

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黄金刚刚达到历史最高点。本周金价飙升至每盎司2531美元,这要归功于西方投资者对美国即将降息的兴趣激增。

炒作是真实的,仅今年一年,黄金就上涨了20%以上。对冲基金和大型机构投资者正在进行收购,就像它已经过时了一样,将价格推到了新的高度,并用闪亮的金属填满了他们的投资组合。

西方在这方面进展缓慢,但现在他们正在弥补失去的时间。

Line chart of Price ($ per troy ounce) showing Gold surges to all-time high

几个月来,西方投资者一直持观望态度,而金价上涨,主要是由于中国买家在股票和房地产市场混乱的情况下寻找安全的地方存放现金。

现在,西方似乎终于意识到亚洲全年发生的事情。正如经济学家Ruth Crowell所言:

“西方正在意识到亚洲今年早些时候一直在追踪的事情。”

不过,这不仅仅是黄金市场上常见的嫌疑人。芝加哥Comex市场对黄金期货的多头押注创下了新冠肺炎疫情以来的新高,Comex市场是西方投资者的热门市场。

根据美国商品期货交易委员会的数据,截至8月13日,仅一周内就增加了100多吨黄金。

这个市场通常由对冲基金和寻求快速获利的投机交易员主导,而ETF在北美和欧洲的机构和散户投资者中更受欢迎。

Column chart of Gold ETF flows (global, 2024 YTD) showing Bullion buoyed by ETFs

这些由实物黄金支持的ETF自5月以来已增持90.4吨,相当于惊人的73亿美元。

这一系列活动结束了西方投资者在很大程度上忽视黄金反弹的20个月时期。在此期间,中国投资者推高了价格,将其视为逃离股市和房地产市场混乱的避难所。

但随着美国和欧洲买家现在加入竞争,黄金从6月份的每盎司2300美元左右跌至目前的历史高点似乎有了新的驱动因素。

另一位经济学家John Reade认为:

“我们看到的是,西方的投资者和投机者开始重返黄金市场。这是推动黄金上涨的快速资金。”

市场已经预计到年底将降息近一个百分点,这一预期使价格持续上涨。正如Ole Hansen所指出的:

“这一次,即使在降息周期开始之前,黄金也表现良好,因此问题是预期的降息将在多大程度上支持进一步上涨。”

场外交易市场上不透明的购买行为也有所增加,尤其是担心美元可能贬值的家族理财办公室。这种幕后购买为金价增加了另一层支撑。

当黄金走高时,比特币经历了艰难的一周。加密货币跌至6万美元以下,这是它一直在努力夺回的关键阻力位。

Gold hits all-time highs as markets wait for America's rate cut decision

加密货币的整体市值也受到了打击,下降了1.9%,达到约2.11万亿美元。

分析人士指出,这种整合与前几年的模式相似,特别是在2022年和2023年的“夏季阶段”。

但加密货币爱好者也有一线希望:这些阶段之后往往会出现大幅上涨,这可能为比特币在未来几个月创下历史新高奠定基础。

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