Goldman Sachs lists predictions for gold and oil futures prices for the first, second, and fourth quarters of this year (table)

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2026.01.05 08:14

Goldman Sachs recently published a strategy report on the Asian market, listing commodity price forecasts:

(1) Commodity Forecasts

Commodity│Q1 Forecast│Q2 Forecast│Q4 Forecast

NYMEX Gold (per ounce)│$4,160│$4,365│$4,745

Brent Crude Oil (per barrel)│$58│$54│$57

West Texas Intermediate (WTI) Crude Oil│$54│$50│$53

LME Copper (per ton)│$11,535│$11,435│$11,135

LME Aluminum (per ton)│$2,650│$2,475│$2,350

NYMEX Natural Gas (per million BTU)│$4.5│$4.5│$5

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(2) Policy Interest Rate Forecasts

Policy Interest Rate│Q1 Forecast│Q2 Forecast│Q4 Forecast

Japan│0.75│0.75│1.0

China│1.3│1.3│1.2

United States│3.375│3.125│3.125

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(3) Currency Exchange Rate Forecasts

Currency Exchange Rate│Q1 Forecast│Q2 Forecast│Q4 Forecast

USD to JPY│157│155│152

USD to CNY│6.95│6.9│6.85

USD to HKD│7.8│7.8│7.8