Thai Finance Minister Ekniti Nititaprapas said on Monday the government will discuss proposed taxes on gold trading and imports with the gold association this week. The measures are under consideration to curb illicit capital flows; the minister said there is no intent to levy a high gold tax.

【2026年8月24日银行间外汇市场人民币汇率中间价】 美元/人民币报6.7841，上调（人民币贬值）24点； 欧元/人民币报7.8863，下调43点； 港元/人民币报0.86542，上调7.6点； 英镑/人民币报9.2144，上调43点； 澳元/人民币报4.8395，上调337点； 加元/人民币报4.8919，下调47点； 100日元/人民币报4.2541，上调25点； 人民币/俄罗斯卢布报12.3019，下调256点； 新西兰元/人民币报4.0320，上调140点； 人民币/林吉特报0.59688，下调12.9点； 瑞士法郎/人民币报8.4337，下调142点； 新加坡元/人民币报5.3196，上调81点。

Monday — US Treasury Secretary BESSENT holds a press conference on stepped-up Iran sanctions; PDD hosts earnings call; Chinese auto results due from Leapmotor, PDD and XPeng. Tuesday — German Q2 GDP final and IFO, ADP payrolls (week to Aug 8), FHFA house prices, S&P/Case‑Shiller 20‑city, July new‑home sales, US consumer confidence (Aug), Richmond Fed manufacturing; RBA releases Aug policy minutes; Richmond Fed president Barkin (a 2027 FOMC voter) speaks; earnings from Lao Pu Gold and WuXi Biologics. Wednesday — US weekly API and EIA oil stock updates (week to Aug 21), Australia July CPI, Swiss ZEW, UK CBI retail; US core PCE (y/y and m/m), personal spending, Q2 GDP final (annualized), durable goods, and related US data; Barkin on a panel; Li Auto reports and NVIDIA reports after US close. Thursday — German GfK consumer confidence, Canada Q2 current account, initial US jobless claims, EIA gas stocks; Jackson Hole central bank symposium runs Aug 27–29; NVIDIA conference call; ECB minutes; earnings from Vanke, Bilibili and MARVELL (after US close). Friday — Japan July unemployment, France Aug CPI preliminary and Q2 GDP final, Swiss KOF, German Aug unemployment, euro‑area sentiment and industrial confidence, Canada June GDP, US Chicago PMI, prelim 2026 US nonfarm employment benchmark revision, final Michigan consumer sentiment and one‑year inflation expectations; China opens a new domestic retail fuel price window; Fed Chair KEVIN WARSH speaks at Jackson Hole (first appearance there). Corporate calendar includes BYD, Meituan, ICBC and PetroChina. Saturday — US weekly rotary rig count (week to Aug 28).