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Daily Briefing | 2026-09-09: Oil prices approach 100 yuan again, China's foreign trade and AI investment strengthen

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The common theme over the past 24 hours has been that "supply shocks have brought inflation back to the forefront, but global growth and AI capital spending continue to show resilience." The Middle East conflict continues to spread to energy facilities, with Brent crude oil once approaching $100 a barrel, directly raising global inflation and interest rate risks. The yield on 30-year UK government bonds rose to its highest level since 1998, indicating that energy shocks are amplifying fiscal pressures through long-term interest rates. Meanwhile, China's imports and exports continued to maintain double-digit growth in August, with high-tech and electromechanical products remaining important supports. Amazon has signed a $60 billion AI chip partnership with Qualcomm, indicating that the competition for AI computing power is still extending from training to inference and data center infrastructure. The market needs to simultaneously digest the forces of "rising inflation again" and "structural growth has not cooled off".

2026-09-09

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Daily Briefing | 2026-09-08: Oil prices approach $100, pressures on growth and AI security

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Over the past 24 hours, global markets have faced the same set of reinforcing constraints: energy prices are approaching triple digits again, growth in major economies has not slowed down significantly, and the security and regulatory pressures brought about by the rapid leap in AI capabilities have also increased simultaneously. The US-Iran conflict continues to push up risks to crude oil and transportation, with Brent crude rising to around $97 a barrel, prompting the market to revise its inflation and interest rate path upwards. Meanwhile, the final reading of the Eurozone's second-quarter GDP was significantly stronger than the previous preliminary reading, indicating that demand remains resilient in a high-interest-rate environment. China has replenished the core tier 1 capital of eight central financial enterprises with 300 billion yuan in special treasury bonds to strengthen credit and risk buffers. Moderate growth, persistent supply shocks, and rising technological risks mean that policymakers are finding it increasingly difficult to rely on a single tool of "interest rate cuts or stimulus" to solve problems. Even more challenging is that these clues are not independent of each other: energy shocks will change interest rates and exchange rates, which in turn will change technology valuations and the asset quality of financial institutions, while AI security incidents may prompt regulators to increase capital, compliance, and liability costs.

2026-09-08

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Daily Briefing | 2026-09-07: Hormuz tightens again, China's financial system replenishes capital

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The clearest common thread over the past 24 hours is that major economies and institutions are strengthening their "buffer layer" against higher uncertainty. In the Middle East, the US-Iran military confrontation is once again pressing towards the Strait of Hormuz, with Iran announcing the establishment of a new restricted zone near the strait, raising energy transportation and insurance risks again. China is pushing ahead with a one-time capital replenishment of approximately 360 billion yuan for state-owned financial institutions to enhance banks' lending, insurance payment, and market stability capabilities. At the same time, OpenAI's chief scientist publicly emphasized that development should be proactively slowed down when security mechanisms cannot keep up with the model's capabilities; The United States has revived negotiations between Russia and Ukraine, and Greece has also taken advantage of its strong fiscal performance to introduce tax cuts and wage increases. The core issue today is not the rise and fall of a single market, but rather the fact that all parties are using capital, regulatory, diplomatic, and fiscal space to address potential shocks.

2026-09-07

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Daily Briefing | 2026-09-06: US-Iran escalate again, AI computing power continues to expand

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The common theme over the past 24 hours has been that the global economy, while enduring energy and inflationary pressures from geopolitical conflicts, continues to invest huge amounts of capital in AI and industrial competition. The United States struck three Iranian oil tankers after Iran launched ballistic missiles to attack U.S. warships, raising risks again in the Strait of Hormuz and crude oil transportation. Meanwhile, average gasoline prices in the United States rose to a record high over the Labor Day weekend, and the energy shock is being transmitted more directly to residents' consumption. On the other hand, India's TCS-related project plans to invest up to $7.4 billion to build a 1-gigawatt AI data center, and it has also been reported that China and the United States are preparing to specifically discuss AI security risks. The market is therefore facing an increasingly distinct combination: security costs, energy costs, and computing capital expenditures are rising simultaneously. Growth opportunities still exist, but the price of capital and risk premium are also finding it more difficult to return to their previous lows.

2026-09-06

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Daily Briefing | 2026-09-05: Strong Employment, High Oil Prices Tighten Policy Space

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The common theme over the past 24 hours is that the global economy has not followed the simple path of "slowing growth - falling inflation - loose monetary policy". U.S. job growth in August was significantly stronger than expected, indicating that demand and the labor market remain resilient; Meanwhile, the US-Iran conflict continued to restrict shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, with Brent crude oil rising more than 7% this week, pushing energy costs back to the core of inflation. On the other hand, ByteDance received nearly $30 billion in unsecured loans, demonstrating that banks are still willing to provide huge amounts of capital for AI infrastructure; China, on the other hand, continues to prioritize the innovation and digitalization of SMEs in its policy support. Growth has not slowed down, but capital, energy, and security costs are rising, making interest rate paths, technology valuations, and risk asset pricing more sensitive.

2026-09-05

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Daily Briefing | 2026-09-04: Oil prices surge again, Nvidia bets on opening up AI

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What is most noteworthy in the past 24 hours is that global markets are simultaneously repricing "supply risk" and "control of key platforms". As the US-Iran conflict continued, Brent crude oil rose above $97 a barrel at one point, pushing inflationary and interest rate pressures back to the center of macroeconomic pricing. The Bank of England's chief economist publicly supporting an earlier interest rate hike also indicates that the central bank is increasingly concerned that supply shocks will translate into persistent inflation. On the other hand, Nvidia plans to acquire Hugging Face for $12.93 billion, further shifting the competition from GPUs to an open model ecosystem and developer portal; China, on the other hand, has increased its support for specialized, refined, and innovative SMEs, R&D, and financing through its new five-year plan. The common thread is clear: as energy, technology, and geopolitical environments become more unstable, capital is increasingly favoring entities that can control critical resources, platforms, and supply chains.

2026-09-04

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Daily Briefing | 2026-09-03: Oil prices approach $96, policy and AI strengthen defenses

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The common thread over the past 24 hours is that the global economy and technology systems are simultaneously facing higher "security costs." The new round of fighting between the US and Iran has brought Brent crude oil close to $96 a barrel, passage through the Strait of Hormuz remains significantly restricted, and energy shocks are beginning to more directly alter inflation and interest rate expectations. Although the Bank of Canada kept its policy interest rate at 2.25% for the 11th consecutive month, it explicitly acknowledged that the risk of upward inflation has increased. Meanwhile, OpenAI is developing an automatic shutdown capability due to autonomous agent security incidents, and Ukraine and Germany are also institutionalizing drone cooperation. At the G20, China discussed expanding domestic demand, structural reforms, and trade imbalances within the same framework. The market is shifting from simply chasing growth to repricing energy security, policy credibility, AI security, and defense capacity.

2026-09-03

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Daily Briefing | 2026-09-02: Eurozone Inflation Rises Again, Policy Intervention Intensifies Across the Board

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The most noteworthy common change in the past 24 hours is that the global policy environment has returned to a phase of "passive tightening and active intervention in parallel". Eurozone inflation rose above 3% again in August, and the energy shock pushed the European Central Bank to raise interest rates further; Japan and the United States are strengthening exchange rate coordination as the yen approaches the 160 mark again, indicating that the high-yield environment is transmitting pressure from the bond market to the foreign exchange market. At the same time, China has launched a target for expanding commodity consumption by 2030, attempting to offset external uncertainties by upgrading domestic demand. OpenAI's confirmation that Astra has reached the critical cybersecurity capability threshold indicates that the AI competition is expanding from performance to high-risk capability governance. The Russian military continued its strikes on export facilities in Odessa, Ukraine, while also reminding the market that energy, food, and logistics may still face new supply shocks due to geopolitical conflicts. The core issue today is not that any single asset class is under pressure, but rather that policies, exchange rates, technology governance, and supply chain risks are simultaneously increasing global pricing uncertainty.

2026-09-02

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