Abstract: A few days ago, Fauci, a top expert in infectious diseases in the United States, said that the "worst case of the epidemic has yet to come."

On December 28th, the United States has just passed the Christmas holiday. What worries the outside world is that the large increase in holiday trips may cause the US epidemic to continue to worsen. A few days ago, the top US infectious disease expert Fauci said that the “worst case of the epidemic has not yet occurred. arrival".

On this trading day, silver futures opened at US$26.805 per ounce, the highest reached US$26.980 per ounce, and the lowest touched US$26.000 per ounce. As of press time, it temporarily reported US$26.805 per ounce, an increase of 3.46%.

Epidemic may continue to worsen after U.S. holiday

Worldometers world real-time statistics show that as of 7:03 on December 28, Beijing time, the cumulative number of confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia worldwide exceeded 8.11 million, reaching 81104164; the cumulative number of deaths exceeded 1.771 million, reaching 1,771,163. The cumulative number of confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia in the United States exceeded 19.54 million, reaching 19,549,211; the cumulative number of deaths exceeded 340,000, reaching 340,952, and the number of deaths in a single day exceeded 1,000.

For the United States, which has just passed the Christmas holiday, the epidemic may worsen. During the holiday, the American public did not strictly follow expert advice. Mass travel may "detonate" a new wave of epidemics. According to data from relevant US agencies, on December 26, local time, more than 1.1 million people passed the security check at airports across the United States, further indicating that the public did not follow the experts’ recommendations to spend their holidays at home.

On December 27, local time, American public health expert Fauci said in an interview with CNN: I think the "worst case of the epidemic has yet to come."

Fauci said: "We are likely to see a surge in cases after the holidays. We are at a very critical moment. Travel and the crowds that may gather will put more pressure on the medical system and cause the epidemic to continue to worsen after the holiday. "

Silver futures market outlook

At the beginning of this trading day in Asia, silver futures soared in the short-term, mainly driven by the signing of the rescue bill by US President Trump. The bill officially landed, which greatly boosted the precious metals market. Mumbai broker Anand Rathi Shares commodities analyst Jigar Trivedi previously pointed out that the market hopes that the stimulus plan will be passed, which will support the price of precious metals to rise.

Judging from the 1-hour chart, the red kinetic energy column is gradually lengthening, and the kinetic energy brought by the bailout bill to the bulls is very strong. Silver futures tried to break through the 27 US dollars, but met resistance at 26.98.