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```htmlAccording to Jinse Finance, on July 1, before Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Walsh delivered his speech at the European Central Bank Forum held in Portugal, gold prices fell below $4,000 per ounce. Analysts from Saxo Bank stated: "The market has not attracted enough buying interest to establish this level as a support." They also mentioned: "Gold prices declined by 14% in the second quarter, marking the worst quarterly performance since 2013. As investors continue to reflect the risk expectations that the Federal Reserve may further tighten policy due to rising inflation – despite recent energy price declines." In early European trading, New York gold futures fell 1.6% to $3,974 per ounce. Meanwhile, the US Dollar Index rose 0.2% to 101.37, making dollar-denominated commodities more expensive for overseas buyers.```

Investment projects include the construction of a new supplier facility in Offenbach, Germany, as well as the expansion of two existing factories in Frankfurt. Construction is scheduled to begin in July this year, and the supplier facility is expected to become operational in the spring of 2027. This investment project will create 700 new jobs by the end of 2030.

Foresight News reported, citing Reuters, that Citigroup has lowered its 12-month outlook for Bitcoin and Ethereum, reducing Bitcoin’s target price from $112,000 to $82,000 and adjusting Ethereum’s anticipated price from $3,175 down to $2,240. Citigroup stated that waning investor interest, decreasing inflows into exchange-traded funds, and the lack of progress in US digital asset legislation have all negatively affected the prospects of these two cryptocurrencies. Citigroup indicated that this adjustment is due to its decision to revise its assumption for net ETF inflows over the next 12 months from $1 billion down to zero. The report also noted that sluggish progress on US cryptocurrency legislation and concerns that digital asset management companies might sell Bitcoin have dampened investor sentiment, with this weakness coinciding with a shift of funds toward artificial intelligence-related assets.