US May new-home sales annualized month-on-month -7.3%; April revised from -6.20% to -5.7%.

Domestic spot gold has tumbled in June, sliding from above 980 yuan/gram at the start of the month, prompting multiple brands to cut pure-gold retail prices. At Shenzhen’s Shuibei market foot traffic remains steady but many consumers are sitting on the sidelines, adopting a buy-the-rally stance and delaying purchases. The price pullback has nonetheless revived some just-needed demand: wedding-related orders have picked up and helped some retailers post year-on-year sales gains. Large one-off orders have increased at Shuibei — both investment bars and wedding buyers placing purchases worth several hundred thousand yuan are higher than last year. Upstream wholesalers, which had tightly controlled inventories during the prior rally, are now accelerating restocking as prices fall.

Ministry of Finance data showed May national lottery sales totaled 52.863 billion yuan, down 4.172 billion yuan or 7.3% YoY, citing fewer football events ahead of the World Cup and a pullback in instant‑win ticket sales. Welfare lottery sales were 16.971 billion yuan, down 1.557 billion (8.4% YoY); sports lottery sales were 35.892 billion yuan, down 2.615 billion (6.8% YoY). Cumulative Jan–May sales were 250.896 billion yuan, down 12.476 billion (4.7% YoY).