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Stagflation alarm sounded! Eurozone's composite PMI in March fell to a 10-month low, France's PMI declined for three consecutive months and entered contraction.

Stagflation alarm sounded! Eurozone's composite PMI in March fell to a 10-month low, France's PMI declined for three consecutive months and entered contraction.

The Middle East war has pushed up energy costs and suppressed the service sector, placing the European Central Bank in a dilemma between growth and inflation. Private sector activity in the Eurozone hit the brakes sharply in March, with the composite PMI falling to a ten-month low and stagflation risks

Shipping volume plummeted by 95%! Organization: Only 144 vessel transits through the Strait of Hormuz in March

Shipping volume plummeted by 95%! Organization: Only 144 vessel transits through the Strait of Hormuz in March

``` Since the Middle East conflict, freight traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has nearly come to a standstill, and this globally vital energy trade route is experiencing severe congestion. On March 24, shipping analytics firm Kpler reported that from March 1 to 23, as of 4:00 pm GMT, there

New Head of PICC Property and Casualty Insurance Appointed: Post-70s Zhang Daoming Takes Office as Party Secretary

New Head of PICC Property and Casualty Insurance Appointed: Post-70s Zhang Daoming Takes Office as Party Secretary

``` The handover of leadership between PICC and its core subsidiary PICC Property and Casualty has officially begun. On March 24, the official website of PICC updated its management information: PICC P&C Vice President and acting head Zhang Daoming has become a member of the party committee of PICC,

Polymarket traders betting on a Middle East war: Ceasefire agreement next week!

Polymarket traders betting on a Middle East war: Ceasefire agreement next week!

``` On the prediction market platform Polymarket, a group of accounts heavily bet on a US-Iran ceasefire before Trump publicly stated his position, causing strong suspicions of insider trading. On Monday, Trump posted on Truth Social that the US and Iran had engaged in “very good and productive talks” to end

Jefferies is repeatedly embroiled in private credit blowups, and Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui seeks to acquire it amid the turmoil.

Jefferies is repeatedly embroiled in private credit blowups, and Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui seeks to acquire it amid the turmoil.

``` Jefferies is caught in the whirlpool of multiple crises—its stock price continues to plunge, and its private credit risk exposures are repeatedly revealed—which precisely presents a potential strategic window for Japan’s second largest bank, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group (SMFG). According to a report by the Financial Times

Gold has entered a technical bear market, but Wall Street remains optimistic: the long-term logic hasn't changed, and pullbacks are buying opportunities.

Gold has entered a technical bear market, but Wall Street remains optimistic: the long-term logic hasn't changed, and pullbacks are buying opportunities.

``` The turmoil in the Middle East has shaken the global commodities market, yet gold has failed to act as a traditional safe haven. Instead, it has dropped in sync with risk assets. Nevertheless, several Wall Street analysts view this wave of selling as a short-term dislocation and maintain a bullish

Trump “TACO” again, is it possible to bet on the de-escalation of the Iran situation?

Trump “TACO” again, is it possible to bet on the de-escalation of the Iran situation?

The tug-of-war between the US and Iran continues, and the short-term geopolitical premium in the market still has room to expand, but medium-term de-escalation expectations are brewing. On Monday, according to CCTV News, Trump announced that he would postpone the deadline for bombing Iranian energy facilities by five days, and