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According to Jinshi reports, Federal Reserve's Schmid said it is time to stop excluding food prices from the core inflation index.

Recently, the gold and silver markets have remained active, with the trading heat of precious metals continuing to rise. According to market data from the Gate platform, gold (XAU) reached a 24-hour high of $4104.58, currently reported at $4032.17, with a 24-hour increase of 0.35%; silver (XAG) reached a 24-hour high of $59.73, currently reported at $58.40, with a 24-hour increase of 1.34%. According to CoinGlass data, the open interest for Gate XAU contracts reached $164 million, and the open interest for Gate XAG contracts reached $60.2258 million, both ranking among the top two in the industry.

According to Jinshi reports, the overall inflation in June decreased by 0.4% month-on-month. Although the data has declined, it has not kept up with current events, and energy prices are expected to become the biggest variable in the future.

According to Jinshi reports, analyst Eamonn Sheridan expects the U.S. Consumer Price Index for June to decrease by 0.2% month-on-month, marking the first recorded decline since the pandemic, primarily driven by a 15% drop in gasoline prices from mid-May to the end of June.The annualized inflation rate is expected to slow from 4.2% in May to 3.8%. Core CPI is expected to rise by 0.2% month-on-month, with the annualized core inflation rate expected to slightly decrease to 2.8%. The annualized growth rate of service inflation is 3.4%, higher than 2.9% in January.

According to CoinDesk, Franklin Crypto Chief Investment Officer Seth Ginns stated that although digital asset prices have not reflected the strongest fundamentals in the industry for years, institutional adoption of crypto is accelerating. Ginns pointed out that the momentum of the integration between traditional finance and crypto is strong, and believes that under current market conditions, liquidity crypto investments are becoming increasingly attractive.He mentioned that Robinhood's blockchain initiative is an example of the shift from traditional financial distribution to crypto infrastructure, with the tokenization of money market funds, tokenized stocks, and stablecoin adoption driving the integration of traditional finance and blockchain technology. Ginns expects that the Senate vote on the Clarity Act will provide institutions with more regulatory certainty and is optimistic about Hyperliquid's revenue-driven token buyback model. He also believes that DeFi protocols such as Uniswap, Aave, and Chainlink can benefit from improved token value capture mechanisms.

Recently, international crude oil prices have continued to rise, and trading activity in the energy market remains active. According to market data from the Gate platform, WTI crude oil (CLUSDT) reached a 24-hour high of $74.53, currently reported at $74.26, with a 24-hour increase of 0.97%; Brent crude oil (BZUSDT) reached a 24-hour high of $79.19, currently reported at $78.94, with a 24-hour increase of 1.14%. CoinGlass data shows that the 24-hour trading volume of Gate CLUSDT contracts reached $6.1124 million, with an open interest of approximately $8.6676 million; the open interest of Gate BZUSDT contracts is approximately $3.0748 million, both ranking among the industry leaders.

On-chain detective ZachXBT updated on X that an entity initially funded by the LAB team deposited 18.4 million LAB into Aster, approximately 18.3 million USD, and sold it on the DEX spot market, causing the LAB price to drop again by 54%, from 1.2 USD to 0.55 USD.ZachXBT stated that this entity transferred LAB to 3 Aster deposit addresses between July 10 and 11, and currently holds about 81.5 million LAB. He added that the entity received over 196 million LAB from the LAB team in April 2026, subsequently transferred to a Bitget address, and withdrew from Bitget to 10 addresses between May 11 and 12.ZachXBT has previously questioned the existence of market manipulation and insider supply issues with LAB, claiming that one of the multi-signers from the LAB team had financial ties to addresses related to RIVER manipulation, and pointed out that nearly 226 million LAB was deposited into Bitget between March and April.

According to Jinshi reports, on Friday evening (July 10) Eastern Time, SK Hynix CEO Kwak Noh-jung predicted that 2027 will be the year with the tightest supply in the history of the storage industry."Now customers are coming to SK Hynix seeking long-term supply agreements. Demand continues to grow, while our production capacity is limited. Although we are doing our utmost to expand capacity, even after 2030, customer demand may still exceed the company's supply capability," he said.However, domestic investment professionals who have had contact with South Korean storage manufacturers indicated that, in addition to their own development, executives from overseas storage giants are also paying attention to the expansion progress of Chinese storage manufacturers. The domestic "two storage" (Changxin Storage and Yangtze Memory Technologies) may become the biggest variable in the future storage market.

According to Jinshi reports, Bank of America Securities analysts stated in a report that the overall CPI in the United States may decrease by 0.09% month-on-month in June, partly due to a significant drop in gasoline prices. However, the core inflation rate is expected to remain high at 0.28% month-on-month or 2.9% year-on-year, partly because demand related to the World Cup is pushing up inflation in the service sector.Based on this forecast, analysts expect core PCE to be slightly stronger than CPI again.

CryptoQuant analyst Darkfost stated that currently about 40% of altcoins are near historical lows. Indicators show that the prices of these tokens have fallen within 25% above their historical lows, reflecting that the altcoin market is in an extremely weak state.Darkfost noted that when Bitcoin fell below $60,000 in late June, this ratio once rose to 45%. The latest data shows that this ratio is approximately 39.9%.He also pointed out that the current market environment has changed significantly. CMC statistics indicate that there are about 53.5 million existing cryptocurrencies, and approximately 60,000 new tokens are still emerging daily. In the absence of strong incremental liquidity, most cryptocurrencies will face the risk of failure.

Recently, international crude oil prices have fluctuated and rebounded, with active trading in the energy market. According to market data from the Gate platform, WTI crude oil (CLUSDT) reached a high of $72.80 in 24 hours, currently reported at $72.43, with a 24-hour increase of 4.79%; Brent crude oil (BZUSDT) reached a high of $76.52 in 24 hours, currently reported at $76.13, with a 24-hour increase of 4.96%. CoinGlass data shows that the trading volume of the Gate CLUSDT contract reached $8.2895 million in 24 hours, with an open interest of approximately $8.2299 million; the BZUSDT contract had a trading volume of $3.3371 million in 24 hours, with an open interest of approximately $2.7695 million, both ranking among the industry's leaders.

According to a report by 10x Research, the stock prices of recently listed cryptocurrency-related companies have generally fallen sharply from their post-listing highs. Among them, Gemini (GEMI) has dropped by 91%, Amber (AMBR) has decreased by 89%, BitGo (BTGO) has fallen by 79%, Circle (CRCL) has declined by 78%, Coinbase (COIN) has decreased by 63%, and Securitize (SECZ) has also dropped by 41%.Data shows that these 8 recently listed cryptocurrency companies have, on average, fallen 73% from their post-listing highs. The report points out that the sharp decline in stock prices after listing has become a common phenomenon for cryptocurrency company IPOs, and investors need to adopt a more systematic strategy to cope with such volatility.

According to Jinshi reports, Swiss private bank Julius Baer expects that the Federal Reserve is unlikely to raise interest rates, the US dollar may weaken, and therefore gold prices are expected to regain lost ground.

According to Jinshi reports, Federal Reserve's Williams stated that due to the impact of energy prices, the recent outlook on inflation has become more positive.

According to Jinshi, due to the continued strengthening of the US dollar, industrial metals are under overall pressure, with aluminum prices falling to their lowest level since mid-February. After a cumulative decline of 16% in June (the largest monthly drop since 2008), the downward trend in aluminum prices has continued. The US dollar index has risen for the second consecutive day, with a cumulative increase of 2.5% over the past two months, which has raised the cost of dollar-denominated commodities for most buyers.

According to Taiwan's Economic Daily, passive component leader Yageo has notified customers that starting from July 1, it will comprehensively increase the prices of its entire line of capacitor solutions, covering MLCC, aluminum electrolytic capacitors, tantalum capacitors, and polymer aluminum capacitors, marking the largest increase in recent years. Industry insiders pointed out that this move mainly reflects the continuous rise in global manufacturing costs due to geopolitical factors, energy, raw materials, and international freight rates. As capacitor products account for about 50% of Yageo's revenue, the market expects this round of price increases to significantly boost its revenue and profits.Driven by strong demand for AI servers and automotive electronics, Yageo's stock price hit the daily limit yesterday, reaching 1,140 New Taiwan Dollars. However, due to recent volatility in the Taiwan stock market, the market reported a significant default settlement event involving Yageo's stock last night, with a total declared amount of 38.8 million New Taiwan Dollars, marking the 15th major default settlement case accumulated in Taiwan's listed market this year.