從實際收益率視角來看，黃金的通脹預期價值仍有攀升餘地，與此同時，多頭資金加速入場，基金空頭頭寸降至週期新低；期權壓力微乎其微的白銀也已輕裝上陣……

Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on the 16th that a strike on the 15th in southern Lebanon killed Abu Hassan Arra, a senior commander of Hezbollah’s Badr Unit. The IDF said Arra was involved in planning and directing multiple attacks on IDF troops deployed in the southern Lebanon "security zone" and for years led several Hezbollah operational units that attacked Israeli soldiers and civilians.

Ukraine General Staff said on Aug. 16 its forces struck the Kamensky Joint Enterprise in Russia’s Rostov Oblast, a facility in the Russian military‑industrial complex. Ukraine reported a fire at the site and said damage and operational effects are under verification. The plant produces solid rocket propellant for "Hurricane", "Tornado" and "Tornado‑S" MLRS munitions and propellants used in various missile systems and air‑delivered weapons. The Russian Defence Ministry’s 24‑hour combat report on Aug. 16 said Russian forces seized Pershomarievka in Donetsk region and Kudievka in Kharkiv region, and that air defences shot down 14 guided aerial bombs, one US‑made HIMARS rocket, nine "Flamingo" long‑range cruise missiles and 1,478 fixed‑wing UAVs — the highest single‑day tally the ministry has announced.