Asian equities rebounded following Friday’s weaker US inflation data on light holiday week volumes and little news.
Monthly Archives For December 2024
White House calls for investigation into China’s alleged anti-competitive semiconductor industry
If action is taken as a result of the investigation, Section 301 allows the USTR to “impose duties or other import restrictions,” “withdraw or suspend trade agreement concessions” or enter into an …
2025 will see Fed rate hikes, rampant Trump tariffs and a China recession, says Apollo
Apollo Management dropped its 2025 market risk report, and it’s not looking pretty. Fed rate hikes are back on the table, Trump is ready to slap tariffs on half the world, and China’s economy might…
China’s plan to dominate legacy chips globally sparks US probe
Under Joe Biden’s direction, the US Trade Representative (USTR) launched a probe Monday into China’s plans to globally dominate markets for legacy chips—alleging that China’s unfair trade practices …
Russia’s overheated economy is squeezing one of Moscow’s key trading channels with China
Russia’s rail industry is in its worst downturn since the Great Financial Crisis, according to an estimate from MMI Research.
U.S. opens probe of China’s ‘anti-competitive’ drive to monopolize global computer chip market
The United States announced a probe looking at China’s use of “extensive anti-competitive and non-market means” to dominate the global market for legacy “workhorse” semiconductors and its impact on …
China has banned US exports of key minerals for computer chips – leaving Washington with limited options
The US could open up domestic mining, or try to recover more of the minerals through recycling of electronic waste.
China’s Dahua Technology to exit projects in Xinjiang
China’s video surveillance equipment maker Zhejiang Dahua Technology said that it and its subsidiaries have agreed to terminate or exit five projects they signed with local governments in China’s …
U.S. launches new probe into legacy Chinese chips as tech pressure on Beijing escalates
The Biden administration launched a new probe into legacy Chinese semiconductors that may go into everything from cars to household goods and defense systems.
Beijing’s green efforts to benefit world
Chatterjee made the remarks on the sidelines of a forum in Madrid after Beijing concluded its Central Economic Work Conference on Dec 12. The meeting has set nine key tasks for the Chinese government …
NATO’s Defense Vulnerable to China’s Control Over Seven Materials
China’s control is most pronounced in materials like gallium, accounting for 98 percent of global production. Gallium is vital for manufacturing high-performance microchips used in cutting-edge …
Joe Biden Launches Major Trade Investigation Into China
The investigation will last up to 12 months and could pave the way for further tariffs under the incoming Trump administration.
China says it has given info, documents in probe of cut Baltic Sea cables
China said on Monday it had provided information and documents for an open investigation into the severing of two Baltic Sea undersea cables, though it and Sweden disagreed over how transparent …
