The minutes of the Federal Reserve September meeting have prompted markets to reassess the path of U.S. monetary policy. The minutes showed that participants unanimously supported raising the federal funds rate target range by 25 basis points to 3.75%–4.00%. Most officials believed that a...
The trajectory of the yen is being shaped by both changes in interest-rate differentials and expectations surrounding policy coordination. Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama recently stated that the U.S. had expressed concern about the yen depreciation, while the Japanese government also...
Changes in energy prices are becoming an important factor driving the transformation of the automotive industry. The development of European electric vehicle market was initially driven mainly by government policies and strategic adjustments by automakers. However, as fuel costs continue to...
Commercial spaceflight is reaching a new and critical milestone. The Starship of SpaceX has successfully entered Earth orbit for the first time, marking the beginning of a transition from technical validation to commercial operations for the massive rocket, which has been under development for...
Oncology drug developer Summit Therapeutics recently announced that AstraZeneca will invest $2 billion in the company and collaborate on the clinical development of cancer therapies. Under the agreement, AstraZeneca will subscribe for newly issued convertible preferred shares in Summit. Based on...
US diesel prices continue to climb, reigniting market attention on the energy supply chain. US retail diesel prices have broken through 6.5 dollars per gallon, hitting a record high. Against the backdrop of tight supply and rising export demand, the US government is evaluating policy options...
Recently, several Federal Reserve officials have warned that supply-side pressures involving energy, supply chains, and transportation are becoming more frequent and persistent. Chicago Federal Reserve President Austan Goolsbee stated that the effects of supply shocks have been more persistent...
US economic activity has recently shown considerable resilience, but behind the strong growth, cost pressures are gradually emerging. The latest data shows that the preliminary US September composite PMI rose to 58.4, the highest level since July 2021. Among these, the services PMI reached 58.7...
US Treasury yields have once again broken through key levels, with the 10-year Treasury yield rising above 5.1%, the 5-year yield breaking through 5% for the first time since 2007, and the 30-year yield also approaching 5.4%. As US Treasury yields continue to climb, the market is reassessing the...
Competition in artificial intelligence infrastructure is entering a new phase. In the past, the market focused primarily on GPU supply, server deliveries, and the pace of data center construction. However, as high-density AI racks are deployed at an accelerating rate, electricity is becoming the...
The global crude oil market is undergoing a supply chain shift triggered by the transportation side. In the past, market focus was mainly on production, inventories and geopolitical conflicts, but recently the tightness in supertanker capacity is becoming a new variable affecting energy prices...
Global commodity markets are facing new supply-side variables, with agricultural commodities attracting particular attention. Multi-model forecasts from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) indicate a high probability that the current El Niño event will reach...
The Federal Reserve has raised interest rates again for the first time in more than three years, signaling that the market expectations built around declining interest rates over the past two years are beginning to shift. On September 16, the Federal Reserve voted unanimously, 12–0, to raise...
The artificial intelligence industry is entering a stage of commercial value validation. Over the past two years, technology giants have continued to expand investment in AI infrastructure, building large-scale data centers, purchasing GPUs, and increasing computing power reserves. However, the...
Oracle released its FY27Q1 earnings, with revenue reaching 19.3 billion USD, up 30% year-over-year. Among these, cloud infrastructure business revenue reached 7.4 billion USD, up 121% year-over-year, becoming an important driver of overall performance growth. Notably, the delivery capacity, GPU...
The US Treasury has recently taken consecutive measures to stabilize financial markets, but market reaction shows that the complex relationship between exchange rates and the bond market continues to weigh on risk assets. Bessent previously made relevant statements on the yen trend and expanding...
The artificial intelligence industry is entering a new stage of competition centered on infrastructure. Beyond model performance, whether companies can secure sufficient data centers, power, and chip supply is gradually becoming an important factor affecting the commercialization process of AI...
The gold market is undergoing a further shift in investment logic. Although gold prices have fluctuated recently due to changes in expectations regarding Federal Reserve policy, a stronger U.S. dollar, and geopolitical developments, the factors supporting the long-term performance of gold remain...
US equities have maintained an upward trend recently, but global bond markets are releasing pressure signals. Long-term government bond yields in Japan, the UK, and the US have all risen to multi-year highs, with the US 30-year Treasury yield briefly breaking above 5.3%, the highest level since...
The United States is advancing the development of its artificial intelligence industry on an unprecedented scale, while large-scale capital investment in AI infrastructure is reshaping global capital flows and the structure of dollar-denominated assets. U.S. companies are expected to invest...