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  Not Gold, Not the Dollar: Why Chinese Government Bonds Are the Last Safe Haven Standing If you’ve been watching the markets lately, you probably feel like you’re on a rollercoaster designed by someone who hates rollercoasters. One minute, gold, the  eternal  safe haven, is sliding. The next, US Treasuries, the so-called "risk-free" asset, are getting hammered. It’s chaos out there. But amidst the smoke of geopolitical conflict and the panic selling, something strange happened. Something quiet. While the 10-year US Treasury yield spiked by nearly 40 basis points and UK gilts surged by a staggering 70 basis points, China’s 10-year government bond yield  slightly dipped to around 1.81%  . Wait, what? In a war, bonds are supposed to sell off if inflation spikes. But here, Chinese bonds just sat there, calm as a monk in a library. So, what’s going on? Is China quietly becoming the new Switzerland? Let’s break down why global investors, from J.P. Morgan to...