anecdotes\pieced together \smoldering n. 闷烧,阴燃\wreck破坏;失事;残骸;失去健康的人\prevalent
One of the most ridiculous anecdotes, however, was pieced together in March 2016. The dollar world was a smoldering wreck, and because of that global bond yields were still falling. Liquidity hedging was prevalent as anyone might honestly expect.