Let’s take a look at the cards in the hands of the Federal Reserve and feel the immense power behind them. Through several key figures, we can appreciate the shock of their scale:

• U.S. National Debt: Up to 36 trillion dollars; please note that the unit here is trillion, that is, 10 billion, all priced in U.S. dollars;

• U.S. Stock Market: Market capitalization exceeding 60 trillion dollars;

• U.S. Real Estate Market: Valued at over 40 trillion dollars;

• Other Financial Assets: Including corporate bonds and others, totaling nearly 150 to 200 trillion dollars.

Therefore, when the Federal Reserve makes slight adjustments to interest rates, it directly affects the valuation of these assets worth trillions of dollars in the U.S. This is the so-called "dollar tide," which has a direct impact on the fluctuations of the U.S. assets worth more than 100 to 200 trillion dollars. Imagine if asset values fluctuate by 1%, that would be a change of 1 to 2 trillion dollars; if they fluctuate by 10%, that’s an astonishing figure of 10 to 20 trillion dollars. By deeply understanding these numbers, you can grasp why the Federal Reserve can operate independently of the White House and possess such enormous influence.