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Cointime Today’s News: 1. Long-term U.S. Treasury yields continued to climb, with 30-year U.S. Treasuries reaching 5.446%, a new high since 2004; 10-year U.S. Treasuries rose above 5.15%, up a cumulative 16bp this week, further raising global financing costs. 2. U.S. equities closed broadly higher, with Apple shares reaching a record high and its market capitalization increasing by 75100000000 USD; the S&P 500 rose 0.51%, while the Nasdaq gained 0.48%, as the earnings resilience of technology stocks provided support in a high-interest-rate environment. 3. IMF forecasts that 2026 global AI private investment will exceed 2000000000000 USD, while warning that the continued rise in global public debt and the risk of recurring inflation will constrain the scope for monetary easing across countries. 4. Anthropic plans to invest at least 40000000000 USD in computing-capacity leasing and development, with plans for up to 1GW of data center capacity, as the global AI computing-capital-expenditure race continues to accelerate. 5. WTI crude oil closed at 92.41 USD per barrel, down 2.20 USD, a decline of 2.33%; Brent crude closed at 104.32 USD per barrel, down 2.14%, as the geopolitical risk premium retreated rapidly. 6. London spot gold was quoted at 4284 USD per ounce, up 19.37 USD, a gain of 0.45%, as funds used precious metals to hedge interest-rate risk arising from the surge in long-term bond yields. 7. Citigroup estimates that the 2026 global refined-copper deficit will be approximately 400000 tonnes. London copper has pulled back from recent highs in the short term, while long-term demand from the green-energy transition supports the lower range of copper prices.