Voting began in Sweden's parliamentary election on the morning of the 13th. The ballot will determine composition of the 349-seat Riksdag and shape the next government's policy direction. Swedish Radio's final pre-election poll published on the 12th showed the Social Democrats leading on 28.6% support, the Sweden Democrats—widely considered far-right—on 18.3%, and incumbent Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson's Moderates on 16.8%. Sweden holds parliamentary elections every four years.

Tianfeng Securities research note maintains timing-based bearish views on gold and silver. Silver staged a mid-week rebound but plunged on Friday, aligning with the firm's timing signals; gold was relatively flat mid-week with only a weak bounce and models remain bearish. With the dollar and US Treasury yields firming on renewed overseas rate-hike expectations, Tianfeng says short-term adjustment pressure on precious metals is likely to persist.

据伊朗迈赫尔通讯社，美国总统特朗普周日试图为其对伊朗发动代价高昂的侵略所引发的经济问题辩解，他提出了一个荒谬的说法，声称“伊朗愿意以任何代价达成协议，但我不会签署任何不完美的协议！”。特朗普认为自己的共和党同僚在即将到来的中期选举中必将失败，于是试图这样为美国政府在侵略伊朗的行动中耗资数百亿美元却接连失败辩解，声称“与伊朗的战争将在中期选举前或紧接着之后结束”。