The capture of Maduro by the US military on January 3, 2026 triggered the restructuring of the global energy and financial landscape. Venezuela controls 17% of the world's oil reserves. The incident caused oil prices to rise by more than 3% in 48 hours, and the heavy crude oil market is facing structural adjustments. China's US$588 million investment in Venezuela faces the risk of default, and the price of gold is approaching US$4,700. The de-dollarization process is accelerating. It is recommended to overweight gold and underweight emerging market risk exposure.

At the end of 2025, the precious metals market experienced a plunge and technical recovery. Wmax analyzed the trading mechanism, macro variables and liquidity risks behind the fluctuations in gold and bank prices.

An in-depth analysis of the core mechanism behind the Federal Reserve's 25 basis point interest rate cut in December 2025. Discuss the impact on global markets of intensified disagreements within decision-makers, blurred policy guidance, and technical shifts in balance sheets. Wmax Market Observation helps you clarify the cross-asset pricing logic under multi-speed parallel monetary policies, and identify the deep disturbances of liquidity injection, global policy differentiation and potential political variables on capital flows and asset fluctuations in 2026.

An in-depth analysis of the multiple driving mechanisms behind the violent shock in the international gold and silver market on December 29, 2025. It covers the withdrawal of safe-haven funds triggered by the easing of the geopolitical situation, the suppression of non-interest-bearing assets caused by the revision of the Federal Reserve's monetary policy expectations, and the liquidity stampede triggered by the CME's margin increase. Wmax Market Observation helps you understand the underlying logic of gold and silver price fluctuations and identify market rebalancing signals in an environment of tight liquidity at the end of the year.

In late December 2025, the domestic financial market showed the dual characteristics of precise regulation and industrial improvement. In-depth analysis of the central bank's continued net injection of MLF to support liquidity, the rebalancing of semiconductor supply and demand reflected in SMIC's wafer price increase, and the internal and external driving logic behind the strengthening of the RMB exchange rate. Wmax Market Observation helps you clarify the cross-market linkage mechanism of currency, technology and foreign exchange markets, and grasp the core investment logic in structural market conditions.

In December 2025, the global financial market will focus on the revaluation of the strategic value of gold. Analysis shows that the normalization of central bank gold purchases, the Federal Reserve's monetary policy expectations and structural geopolitical risks are driving the logical evolution of gold prices. Wmax Market Watch deeply explores the differences between US dollar credit revaluation and economic soft landing, analyzes the core position of non-sovereign credit assets in the medium and long-term monetary system, and helps you grasp the trust repricing mechanism behind asset prices.

The precious metals market will usher in a super bull market in 2025. Gold hit a new all-time high of $4,480 50 times during the year, and silver soared 140% to above $70. Geographical conflicts, expectations of interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve, large-scale gold purchases by the central bank, and an influx of ETF funds have all contributed to the market trend. Gold serves as portfolio ballast and can significantly reduce risk. The outlook for 2026 is optimistic, and Goldman Sachs has a target of $4,900. It is recommended to seize short-term opportunities and make long-term allocations.

Spot gold broke through $4,400 to set a new all-time high. This article provides an in-depth analysis of the three major driving forces of geo-risk premium, global de-dollarization wave and central bank’s epic gold-buying surge. Predict the price path under the reconstruction of gold valuation paradigm in 2026, and discuss the strategic significance of gold as a new currency anchor in the context of repricing of the US dollar credit system.