Yulia Zeng

TradingKey - The continuous escalation of geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, coupled with interest rate policy signals released by the Federal Reserve, is introducing multiple uncertainties to the global inflation outlook and capital markets. Consequently, Asia-Pacific equity and bond markets came under collective pressure on the 19th, while international crude oil prices maintained their strong upward momentum.

TradingKey - During the 2026 GTC Conference, NVIDIA (NVDA) CEO Jensen Huang’s keynote speech and a series of partnerships and technical launches sent ripples through the global technology supply chain. From computing hardware to application scenarios, multiple sectors are seeing clear investment opp

TradingKey - A recent research report from international investment bank Citigroup (C) shows that the firm has raised its short-term baseline forecast range for Brent crude to $110-$120 per barrel. Regarding the Middle East geopolitical situation, Citi expects regional conflicts to potentially ease by mid-to-late April.

TradingKey - Gold prices (XAU/USD) are oscillating near $5,000 per ounce as bearish sentiment begins to emerge in the market.

TradingKey - On Wednesday (March 18), Asia-Pacific markets delivered a strong performance in early trading as Japanese and South Korean stocks opened higher. The Nikkei 225 opened up 0.9%, while the KOSPI opened 2.2% higher. Gains continued to broaden thereafter; as of press time, the Nikkei 225 rose 1.52% intraday, and the KOSPI's gains further expanded to 3.75%.

TradingKey - At the 2026 NVIDIA GTC Conference, Intel (INTC) announced that its Xeon 6 processor will officially serve as the primary CPU for NVIDIA's (NVDA) next-generation flagship AI server, the DGX Rubin NVL8.

TradingKey - The deep collaboration between Samsung Electronics and Nvidia (NVDA) became an industry focal point at the Nvidia GTC 2026 conference.

TradingKey - On March 16 local time, Nvidia's (NVDA) annual developer conference, GTC 2026, kicked off at the SAP Center in San Jose. As more than 30,000 developers flooded the venue, the centerpiece of this premier AI industry event was undoubtedly founder and CEO Jensen Huang’s two-and-a-half-hour

TradingKey - At 8:30 AM Beijing Time, international crude oil prices surged, with WTI crude futures breaking above $95 per barrel and Brent crude futures climbing to $102 per barrel. Intraday gains expanded to 1.4%, as geopolitical tensions served as the primary driver for the upward movement in oil prices.

TradingKey - While there seems to be a trend of investors moving away from speculative penny stocks, there are still many investors who are more inclined to take the risk and see the possible rewards of holding these types of stocks. 

TradingKey - Escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East are triggering a chain reaction across global financial markets. As the conflict involving Iran continues to intensify, international oil prices have surged to a two-year high, while U.S. stocks have faced their heaviest institutional sell-off in a decade. Wall Street giants such as Goldman Sachs (GS) and JPMorgan (JPM) have issued a series of warnings.

TradingKey - This week, global central banks usher in the most intensive "Super Central Bank Week" of the year. From Washington to London and Brussels to Tokyo, nearly 20 central banks will convene for policy meetings to conduct their first assessment of the ripple effects on the global economy since the outbreak of the US-Iran conflict more than two weeks ago.

TradingKey - During the March 16 Asian trading session, international oil prices retreated from earlier highs, as the escalating military conflict between the U.S. and Iran remained the primary underlying driver.

TradingKey - In 2025, the Metals Market experienced a major shift and had one of its best runs in thirty years of performance, with base metals and precious metals both increasing in prices, preparing the groundwork for 2026. 

TradingKey - From the perspective of market performance, Donald Trump's administrative cycles have consistently been accompanied by strong rallies in U.S. equities. During his first term from January 2017 to January 2021, the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the S&P 500, and the Nasdaq Composite recorded cumulative gains of 57%, 70%, and 142%, respectively. Since the start of his second term in January 2025, the three major indices have collectively posted gains of 14%-15%. While there is no definitive answer as to whether U.S. stocks will face a crash in 2026, historical data and current signals provide a reference perspective for investors.

TradingKey - At 8:30 AM London time, the FTSE 100 opened down 0.68%, the CAC 40 fell 1.14%, the DAX 30 dropped 1.01%, and the FTSE MIB declined 0.84%. In Thursday's trading, the Stoxx Europe 600 index closed approximately 0.7% lower, as European equity markets remained under pressure for a second consecutive session.

TradingKey - A private credit crisis accelerating within the U.S. financial system is spreading from the shadow banking system to traditional banking. Deutsche Bank (DB) shares fell nearly 7% on Thursday. The slump was triggered by several risk exposures disclosed in the bank's annual report, with market attention particularly focused on its private credit holdings totaling as much as $30 billion.

TradingKey - On March 12 local time, financial filings submitted by Nvidia (NVDA) to the U.S. SEC sent shockwaves through the global technology sector. The industry giant, which commands a global AI chip market share of over 80%, announced that it will invest a cumulative $26 billion over the next five years in the research and development of open-source AI large models. This scale is more than eight times the cost incurred by OpenAI to train GPT-4.

TradingKey - Investors are looking for long-term investments in the growing drone marketplace and have been able to find several companies now dominating the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) innovation. 

TradingKey — The echoes of gunfire in the Strait of Hormuz are striking a sensitive nerve across global capital markets. As U.S. carrier strike groups and Iranian missile units engage in a strategic standoff in the Persian Gulf, oil price volatility on Wall Street trading screens has surged to its highest level since the 2022 Russia-Ukraine conflict. The probability of an escalation in conflict and prolonged oil supply disruptions is now as high as 70%.