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4 days ago |
leesimon.substack.com | Simon Lee
截至 2024 年底,美國聯邦政府預算赤字為國內生產總值(GDP)的 6.4%,總額約為 18000 億美元, 相當於每位美國公民約 5460 美元;這只是每年的赤字。而美國聯邦政府的總債務已達 360000 億美元,佔 GDP的 123%,等於每位公民平均承擔約 106000 美元的債務。 就算只是由公眾持有的美國聯邦政府債務,金額亦高達 29 萬億,約為目前的 GDP 100%。 以歷史數據對比,1985 年美國聯邦政府債務佔GDP的比例為 40%,1995年為 64%。 過去廿年,美國政府總債務負擔在全球金融危機(GFC)和2020年疫情期間顯著上升。 目前,聯邦政府債務的平均到期時間為 71 個月, 比五年前的 70 個月略有增加, 而在 2008 年金融危機前,平均到期時間為 54 至 56 個月。更重要是,約有三分之一的債務於今年到期,屆時美國政府將要以更高的利率水平發行新債,進一步增加未來的利息支出負擔。 2024 年,聯邦政府的債務利息支出約為 8810 億美元,已經是聯邦政府預算中的第二大支出項目,佔總支出的13%,相當於 GDP 的 3.1%。自 1940...
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6 days ago |
frontier-enterprise.com | Simon Lee
Observability today may have surpassed what human teams alone can accomplish. While it began as a best practice to maintain the performance of systems and software, today’s observability platforms are delivering new levels of intelligence and insights with AI to boost innovation, productivity, and operational efficiency.
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6 days ago |
leesimon.substack.com | Simon Lee
所謂海湖莊園協議,只是一紙未曾簽署的幽靈協議,但它卻像陰影一樣主導著當前美國對外經濟政策的走向。特朗普關稅策略——145%、245%,甚至1100%,其實都無實際意義,只是政治表演的一部分。但你以為這只是貿易戰?錯了——今次的貿易戰,其實早已變成一場金融戰。真正的問題,不是貿易逆差,而是美國的財政赤字,這才是華府急於處理的燃眉之急。市場已經用腳投票。債息一升,特朗普立即轉軚,說明這場所謂的強硬博弈,根本無法承受利率反撲的現實壓力。如果中國真係清倉七千億美債,咁你買乜?這不只是財務選擇,更是一場地緣政治的豪賭。中美脫鉤,唔係可能,而係事在必行。我哋身處的世界,已經唔再一樣。而香港,就好似煤礦入面嗰隻金絲雀,率先感受到全球經濟板塊斷裂的寒意。你以為只係唔換部電話?其實係整個供應鏈斷裂嘅開始。滯脹,通脹與衰退同時襲來,今次唔係天災,而係人為製造出嚟嘅。這不只是一場政策失誤,而是一個時代秩序的崩解序曲。
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1 week ago |
leesimon.substack.com | Simon Lee
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1 week ago |
unsubject.substack.com | Simon Lee
It has been some time since the last update. The seismic shifts following the events of early 2020 have left many feeling adrift. Subsequently, the trade war destabilized markets. The push for deglobalization is a worrying retreat from the principles of comparative advantage and global cooperation that have historically driven prosperity. Yet, from a historical and free-market perspective, perhaps we should have anticipated some of this. Social discontent is perennial.
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