Category: Flash News

On April 14th, influenced by the rising global risk aversion and the imposition of tariffs by the United States, international gold prices once again broke historical records. There are 14 gold ETFs in the current market with a year to date performance of over 22%, multiple ETFs with a year to date share increase of over 100%, and multiple products with high premiums due to investors chasing high prices. As a result, multiple fund companies have urgently warned of trading risks.

On April 14th, as of April 13th, it has been ten days since the Trump administration announced the so-called “equivalent tariffs” in the United States. During this period, the global capital market has experienced a collective shock, and A-shares have suffered a significant correction as a result. Market sentiment was once very low. But then the A-share market quickly stabilized and emerged from a magnificent rebound curve. Faced with the huge fluctuations in the market, fund managers have launched a “golden pit” battle. Some firmly believe that “this is a historic opportunity”, while others bluntly state that “volatility is both a stress test and a potential source of excess returns”. The “V-shaped” reversal of the capital market is also using real money to prove the investment philosophy that “volatility is not a risk, but an opportunity”.

On April 14th, Pennsylvania State Police announced on April 13th that they have detained the suspect in the arson attack on Governor Shapiro’s official residence. The suspect is Cody Balmer, 38 years old, from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Shapiro stated at a media conference on the same day that the incident was targeted, but the specific motive of the suspect is still unclear. Pennsylvania District Attorney Fran Chardo stated at a press conference that Cody Balmer will be charged with attempted murder, terrorism, aggravated arson, and aggravated assault against specific individuals. The relevant investigation is still ongoing.

On April 14th, the Director General of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, posted on social media that according to the latest information he received, after the Israeli military ordered the evacuation of personnel from Al Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza City and carried out airstrikes on the same day, the hospital has stopped working and one child has died due to the interruption of medical care. The emergency room, laboratory, X-ray machine, and pharmacy of the hospital were all damaged. The hospital was forced to transfer 50 patients to other hospitals, but there are still 40 critically ill patients who cannot be transferred. The hospital is currently unable to accept new patients. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus emphasized that hospitals are protected by international humanitarian law, and attacks on medical institutions must stop. Patients, medical personnel, and hospitals must be protected, and the blockade on aid entering Gaza must be lifted and a ceasefire must be achieved as soon as possible.

On April 14th, Israeli Defense Minister Katz issued a statement stating that if the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) refuses to release Israeli detainees, the Israeli military will increase its offensive against the Gaza Strip. Katz stated in a statement that the Israeli military has now fully controlled the “Morag Corridor”, separating Rafa and Khan Younis. The establishment of the corridor will form a 12 kilometer long dividing line from east to west, making the area between the “Philadelphia Corridor” and the “Morag Corridor” part of the buffer zone established by Israel. Meanwhile, the buffer zone established by the Israeli military in the northern border area of Gaza is also constantly expanding. Katz stated in a statement that hundreds of thousands of Palestinians in Gaza have evacuated, and dozens of percent of Gaza’s land has become part of the buffer zone set up by Israel. At present, the main goal of the Israeli military is to exert pressure on Hamas to return to the negotiation framework for the release of detained persons. If Hamas refuses, the Israeli military’s actions will be further strengthened.

On April 14th, in a groundbreaking study, an international research team led by Tokyo University of Science in Japan discovered antiferromagnetism in real quasicrystals. This is the first experimental evidence discovered by scientists since the first report of antiferromagnetism in periodic crystals in 1949, showing that antiferromagnetism can also occur in icosahedral quasicrystals (iQC). The related paper was published on the 11th in the journal Nature Physics.

On the afternoon of the 13th local time, multiple air raid sirens were sounded in Israel. The Israeli Defense Forces subsequently claimed to have detected two missiles from the direction of Yemen. The Israeli air defense system has taken interception actions, and the interception results are still being evaluated. Later that day, the Israeli military issued a correction statement, confirming that a long-range missile from Yemen had hit Israel in the afternoon and was successfully intercepted by the Israeli military without causing any casualties.

On the evening of April 13th, the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced that the federal government has agreed to exempt electronic products such as smartphones, computers, and chips from so-called “equivalent tariffs”. On the 12th local time, when asked for more details by reporters on Air Force One, Trump responded that he would talk about it on Monday. On the evening of the 12th, Trump went to Miami to watch the UFC 314 Ultimate Fighting Championship. (Check the news)

On April 13th, at the kickoff meeting of the Technology and Finance Committee of the International Financial Forum (IFF) today, Zhou Daoxu, Director of the Financial Security Research Center at Tsinghua University’s Institute of Financial Technology, stated that the contradiction between short-term profit seeking social capital and long-term research and development of hard technology is the essence of the patient capital problem. Solving this problem requires policy tool reform, establishment of risk sharing mechanisms, and reconstruction of patient capital. The government should transform its policy tool functions from direct blood transfusion to indirect empowerment, such as providing R&D subsidies and utilizing technology enterprises’ intellectual property financing. At the same time, establish a tripartite risk sharing mechanism between the government, financial institutions, and enterprises, with the government funding the establishment of a risk compensation fund to increase the proportion of losses borne. In addition, it is necessary to develop secondary mergers and acquisitions, S funds, etc., and broaden exit channels. (Caixin reporter Gao Ping)

On April 13th, the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the State Post Bureau issued a notice on strengthening postal cooperation to support rural revitalization, which mentioned promoting “place names+postal express delivery” services that benefit and benefit farmers. Give full play to the role of “Internet plus+place name service+postal delivery”, promote the deep integration of rural place name information service and delivery logistics to the countryside, rural e-commerce, inclusive finance, etc., and promote the two-way flow of urban and rural resource elements. Actively promote the “place name+” model, support the integration of place name elements into rural industry brand promotion and shaping, promote local specialty products with place name labels such as “township name” and “local name” on postal e-commerce platforms, and assist in the promotion of high-quality agricultural and sideline products, tourism resources, etc. in rural areas. Actively encourage willing postal workers, couriers, etc. to join the volunteer service team for place names, participate in rural place name public welfare services such as cultural construction, collection of place name maps, and promotion of related technologies. The administrative department in charge of place names should provide support in professional training, skill improvement, and caring for people.