Trump’s Trade War Escalation: A Policy for Disaster
President Donald Trump has made good on his threat to hammer Canada and Mexico with hefty import tariffs while doubling down on China, effectively dragging...
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Markets in Turmoil: The Trump-Zelensky Clash and Its Economic Aftershocks
The latest meeting between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky was expected to clarify Ukraine’s future, but instead, it ignited a firestorm of uncertainty across global...
Trump’s Tariff Gamble: A Fast Track to Global Economic Chaos
China wasted no time in firing back at Donald Trump’s latest tariff tantrum, slapping duties on a range of American goods and launching an antitrust...
China Strikes Back: Critical Metal Ban Exposes U.S. Vulnerabilities
China has escalated the ongoing tech and trade war with the U.S. by banning exports of critical high-tech and military-use metals, including gallium, germanium, and...
China’s Housing Market: A Tough Sell Even for the Government
In May, China’s central government urged more than 200 cities to purchase unsold homes to reduce the surplus supply. Fast-forward three months, and only 29...
When the Bull Goes to Pasture: China’s Stock Market Slump
China’s stock market is giving investors more drama than a soap opera—and not the fun kind. The mounting sell-off in Chinese stocks is deepening what...
The next crisis is coming from China and the steel industry
Shanghai trader Yu Yongzhang’s annual steel sales plummeted by over three-quarters in just a few years. China is the dominant force that has long controlled...
China at a Turning Point
China has set its annual growth target at around 5%, an ambitious goal that will pressure its leaders for ambitious stimulus plans as they seek...
What is China’s strategy after the Taiwan elections?
In the tightest elections Taiwan has seen in decades, voters returned the pro-U.S. ruling party to power despite frustrations over the Democratic Progressive Party’s handling...