In recent years, Saudi Arabia has begun exploring more possibilities
for non-dollar settlements. The one most concerned about this is never
the oil companies, but rather the United States. Because ove
The market has recently renewed its focus on an important concept: the
real interest rate.
Real interest rate = Nominal interest rate − Inflation rate
On the surface, U.S. interest rates remain re
Recently, U.S. long-term bond yields have risen again. The yield on
30-year U.S. Treasury bonds climbed to around 5.18%, the highest level
since July 2007; the 10-year Treasury yield also rose to near
In the investment market, many individual investors tend to act only
after reading the news. However, major funds usually do not focus on
news but rather on the flow of capital and changes at the very
Recently, everyone's focus has been on whether the Federal Reserve
will keep the interest rate at 3.75% at its meeting next Wednesday.
When hearing "no rate cut", many people's first reaction is negat
When news of a "ceasefire" emerged from the Middle East, people
originally thought that the war would cool down → risks would
decline → gold prices would fall.
But the result was the opposite - instea
In April 2020, we witnessed history: the New York WTI crude oil
futures once dropped to a "negative" value. At that time, the
situation was that the pandemic led to a sharp decline in demand,
there wa
Recently, a notable change has emerged in the market. Visa has started
to use stablecoins for settlement. This is not an encrypted company
but one of the most mature payment systems in the world.
Si
Recently, a rather odd question has emerged in the tech circle: "Have
you got a lobster?" Here, the "lobster" refers to a new AI tool. As
its logo is a red lobster, many people simply call it "AI Lobs
Whenever geopolitical conflicts heat up, a phenomenon often occurs in
the market: global funds flow into US dollar assets, but the price of
gold does not necessarily rise in tandem. In fact, this phen
Every Lunar New Year, many people receive an extra income - red
envelopes. However, compared to monthly salaries, people tend to be
more casual when using red envelopes and are more likely to spend
th
Recently, Bitcoin has fallen below the $72,000 mark, hitting a new low
in over a year. The market is rife with talk of "panic" and "crisis of
faith". But is this the reality or is the market merely re
Entering 2026, gold remains one of the core assets that the market
closely follows. How is the market viewing gold? Because the
transformation of gold's role often reflects the overall market
conditio
The spot price of silver once surpassed the 90-dollar mark, reaching a
new high. This once again drew the attention of the market to a
question: Who actually determines the price of silver?
1. The cu
Whenever gold futures approach their expiration date, the market
experiences what is known as a "roll-over", accompanied by a
significant nominal amount. These figures can easily mislead one into
thin
Gold prices performed extremely strongly in 2025, rising by
approximately 60% throughout the year and setting new historical highs
on multiple occasions. This round of upward momentum was not driven
s
The yield on Japan's 10-year government bonds recently hit a
multi-year high, immediately raising questions in the market: Will a
rise in Japanese interest rates trigger a "debt spiral"?
Japan has a
Recently, China simultaneously issued dollar bonds in Hong Kong and
euro bonds in Luxembourg, which has drawn market attention. In a
context of high global interest rates and cautious capital flows, t
By the end of October 2025, the yield on the US 10-year Treasury bond
rose to approximately 4.1%, marking the official end of the era of low
interest rates.
Ten years ago, the world still relied on
In an era of economic slowdown and geopolitical tensions, "debt" is no
longer merely a fiscal tool. From the US dollar system to China's
"Belt and Road Initiative", countries are using borrowing to ga