On Monday, November 9th, the Shanghai Gold Exchange's gold T+D contract closed up 0.91% at 880.0 yuan/gram; the Shanghai Gold Exchange's silver T+D contract closed up 0.83% at 12519.0 yuan/kilogram on the same day.

Key market events this week: concentrated Fed speaker slate, US inflation and PPI, China macro prints, OPEC/IEA oil reports and Abu Dhabi US‑Russia‑Ukraine talks (Nov 10–11) that carry geopolitical risk for oil markets. Monday: China Oct CPI and M2 (y/y) due; Australia Reserve Bank assistant governor Hunter speaks; earnings from Occidental Petroleum and Lucid. Tuesday: US Oct seasonally adjusted CPI m/m and core CPI m/m; NY Fed 1‑yr inflation expectations; ADP payrolls; China Oct trade balance (USD and RMB); G7 foreign ministers meeting; Bank of England governor Bailey speaks on central bank independence; BOJ issues minutes of its Oct policy meeting; US‑Russia‑Ukraine talks in Abu Dhabi begin Nov 10. Wednesday: US 10‑yr Treasury auction stop yield and bid‑cover published; API weekly oil stocks; OPEC monthly oil market report and EIA monthly short‑term energy outlook; Bank of Canada releases policy minutes. Thursday: UK Q3 GDP preliminary and sector activity data; China to open a domestic fuel‑price adjustment window; ECB publishes its Economic Bulletin; SMIC and Applied Materials report. Friday: US Oct PPI (y/y and m/m) and weekly EIA crude and gas inventories; France final Oct CPI and euro‑area Q3 GDP second estimate; China Oct total electricity consumption released (NEA typically publishes around the 15th); IEA monthly oil market report; NY Fed, San Francisco Fed and Chicago Fed presidents scheduled to speak. Saturday: US rotary rig count to Nov 13; Fed Vice‑Chair Jefferson and San Francisco Fed president Daly speak. Markets to watch: US Treasury yields around the 10‑yr auction and monthly CPI/PPI prints; oil prices around OPEC/IEA reports, weekly EIA/API draws and the Abu Dhabi talks; China CPI, M2, trade and electricity data for growth/ liquidity signals; multiple Fed and major central bank speakers for near-term policy signaling.

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