# precious%20metals
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Precious Metals Slide: Spot Gold Drops Below $5,000 as Silver Falls Over 2%
Spot gold fell below $5,000 per ounce and silver dropped over 2% as a firmer dollar, rising real yields and softer post-holiday physical demand in Asia weighed on prices. The move underscores how macroeconomic data and monetary policy expectations, rather than safe-haven flows alone, are dominating precious-metals markets.
Spot Gold Falls Below $5,000/oz as Silver Sinks; Precious Metals Retreat on Risk Appetite and Dollar Strength
Spot gold fell below $5,000 per ounce and silver dropped over 2% on Monday, reversing recent gains as traders engaged in profit‑taking and repositioned amid a stronger dollar and firmer yields. The move raises questions about the durability of safe‑haven demand and could exert pressure on miners and commodity‑linked economies if it persists.
When the Gold Rush Faltered: Beijing Grandparents Queue to ‘Buy the Dip’ as Markets Plunge
A historic intraday crash on 30 January 2026 wiped out major portions of gold and silver’s recent gains, provoking panicked selling and a striking countertrend: older Beijing shoppers queuing to buy physical bars even as younger online investors were trapped. The rout was driven by stretched positions, margin increases on U.S. futures exchanges and uncertainty about U.S. monetary policy; it exposed frictions between physical dealers, retail products and global derivatives markets.
Companies Cash In as Gold and Silver Plunge — Luxury bricks, inventory sales and leveraged punts reveal fault lines
A sharp correction in gold and silver markets has driven corporates in Greater China to monetise physical holdings while leveraged investors rushed to buy the dip. High volatility has prompted exchange margin adjustments and revealed divergent strategies across companies, insiders and margin traders, with consequences for mining equities and commodity markets more broadly.
China’s Silver-Linked Fund Plunges Into Fifth Straight Limit-Down as Metals Market Unravels
Guotou’s Silver LOF hit its fifth straight limit‑down after trading resumed, with the market quote falling to ¥3.099 and a still‑elevated premium of 28.73%. The collapse reflects a wider silver sell‑off, late NAV adjustments and structural liquidity shortfalls in commodity‑linked funds, prompting probable regulatory scrutiny and calls for reforms in valuation and market‑making practices.
Moutai’s Comeback: How Direct Sales and Dynamic Pricing Re‑centred China’s Consumer Rally
Kweichow Moutai’s stock rallied after the company expanded direct sales of its flagship Feitian product and implemented more flexible pricing, pushing its market value to about ¥1.94 trillion and lifting consumer sectors. The move has sharpened investor perceptions of Moutai as a consumption bellwether, even as precious metals saw a sharp, leverage‑driven pullback.
Silver’s Sudden Freefall Rocks Markets as Gold Sheds Safe‑Haven Shine
Spot silver plunged about 15% to below $75/oz while gold fell roughly 3%, triggering sharp falls in Chinese precious‑metals equities and a silver LOF product that hit its fourth straight limit‑down. Officials and market veterans attribute the discordant moves to speculative short‑term flows and silver’s higher sensitivity to sentiment compared with gold. The episode underscores how leveraged, retail‑heavy positioning in a thin market can amplify price moves and create domestic market stress even when gold remains a macro hedge.
After a Whiplash Week for Precious Metals, Is the Gold Rally Still Intact?
A dramatic January swing saw gold spike to near $5,600 then fall almost 9% in a single day before rebounding, exposing the fragility of a momentum‑driven rally. Analysts say the sell‑off was driven by profit‑taking, margin hikes and a reaction to a hawkish Fed nominee, but many argue the underlying structural case for metals — central‑bank buying and questions about the dollar — remains intact.
Retail Traders Double Down as Gold Crashes; Chinese Banks Raise Bar to Curb Risk
A sharp fall in global gold prices at the end of January and early February prompted Chinese retail investors to average down aggressively while major banks raised minimums and issued warnings to curb risk. The episode reflects growing retail participation in precious‑metals markets and a tension between long‑term structural demand drivers for gold and short‑term monetary policy signals that can reverse price gains rapidly.
Gen‑Z Caught in the Silver Storm: How a record precious‑metals swing turned a trendy fund into a classroom for retail investors
A historic surge and collapse in gold and silver prices at the end of January exposed fragile market mechanics and left many Chinese retail investors—particularly Gen‑Z—caught in volatile trades around Guotou Silver LOF (161226). The shock combined stretched valuations, elevated implied volatility, regulatory curbs and a hawkish shift in U.S. monetary policy to produce a rapid deleveraging in precious metals.
Flash Crash in Precious Metals Wipes Across Asia: 13 Chinese Futures Halted as Indonesian Stocks Plunge
A rapid sell‑off in international precious metals markets on 2–3 February triggered a cascade of limit‑down moves across 13 Chinese futures contracts and sharp equity losses across Asia. Indonesia’s market fell nearly 5% and South Korea briefly invoked an emergency trading halt, underscoring crowded long positions, leverage and fragile liquidity. Regulators and exchanges have responded with valuation changes and supervisory interventions, but the episode raises questions about market structure and systemic risk.
Broad A‑share Rally Sees Space and PV Stocks Soar as Precious Metals Tumble
China’s A‑shares rallied at mid‑day as speculative themes — notably commercial space, photovoltaic and AI application stocks — led a broad advance that saw over 4,400 stocks rise. Turnover was about RMB1.6 trillion, while precious metals and non‑ferrous miners fell sharply, highlighting a rotation in domestic investor flows.