CFTC: For the week to July 14, speculators in the four major natural-gas markets on NYMEX and ICE were net short 50,296 contracts, a reduction of 57,662 contracts from the prior week.

Bank of China has issued a service plan to support overseas rollout of MAZU, a meteorological intelligent early‑warning solution (MAZU: Multi‑hazard, Alert, Zero‑gap, Universal). The bank will leverage a "one‑point global access response" service mechanism, its global institutional network and primary cross‑border clearing channels to provide core operating firms with full‑cycle integrated financial services across R&D, equipment manufacturing, overseas project deployment, delivery and operations & maintenance, and to build an integrated cross‑border settlement system to deepen a financial–meteorological collaboration ecosystem.

上海黄金交易所黄金T+D 7月17日（周五）晚盘收盘上涨0.61%报876.0元/克； 上海黄金交易所白银T+D 7月17日（周五）晚盘收盘上涨1.16%报13636.0元/千克。