[World Gold Council: Gold May Continue Weak Performance as Physical Market Cools and Energy Risks Persist] Odaily Planet Daily News – The World Gold Council stated that some physical gold markets appear to have weakened, with discount trading observed in India and South Korea, and sporadic selling signs in the Japanese market. Global gold ETF inflows showed weak performance in May. As tensions in the Strait of Hormuz persist, the possibility of official entities occasionally conducting gold swaps or sales cannot be ruled out. In the short term, the greatest risk may come from the energy market. Oil prices are dominating market focus, inflation expectations, and bond yield trends. If inventory declines drive a significant rise in energy prices, it could initially push up bond yields, strengthen the dollar, and extend gold's current weak performance, with the market only gradually reflecting its longer-term impacts thereafter. (Jin10)