Deja Deja Deja Deja Deja Vu... Gold (and silver) are legging lower once again as China's markets open. Spot gold just hit $1180 (down 2.5% from post-US-close highs). Given the state of the short-term funding markets in China, it seems possible that banks are liquidating any- and every-thing to realize cash (copper is also suffering modestly here at the open).
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In other news... Japanese stocks are up modestly - of course they are:
Japanese unemployment printed worse than expected
CPI is still in deflation mode
Industrial Production YoY is still dropping
Household Spending growth missed expectations by its most in almost 7 years...
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Charts: Bloomberg