An exchange-traded fund designed to amplify gains from gold's price movements has experienced a significant drop. The CSOP 2x Leveraged Gold ETF (07299) fell more than 5%, with a decline of 5.36% to HK$22.96 at the time of writing, on a trading volume of HK$39.19 million.
The market's attention is focused on the imminent release of the US Consumer Price Index data for May, scheduled for the evening of June 10th, Beijing time. Industry analysis suggests that persistently high energy prices are likely to continue pushing inflation figures higher. Given the low base effect from May of the previous year, there is a significant market expectation that the year-on-year inflation rate could exceed 4%.
Following April's CPI data, which hit a near three-year high, expectations for a Federal Reserve interest rate hike within the year have intensified. This sentiment is further compounded by the resilient non-farm payroll data reported last Friday. Should the May CPI figures come in stronger than anticipated, hawkish monetary policy expectations are poised to strengthen further, which would typically put downward pressure on commodity prices, including gold, in the short term.
Focus Shifts to Upcoming Fed Meeting
Market participants are also looking ahead to the first Federal Open Market Committee meeting chaired by the new Fed Chair, Kevin Warsh, scheduled for June 16th and 17th. Analysts have indicated that a key outcome to watch will be the alignment of Chair Warsh's stance with existing hawkish views within the committee. Observers will be closely monitoring three critical aspects: whether the policy statement removes language indicating a "loosening bias," if the dot plot signals expectations for future rate hikes, and whether the balance of risks shifts towards inflation concerns. The simultaneous emergence of these signals would represent a significant pivot from the Fed's easing cycle that began in the late summer of 2024.
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