China’s recent decision to ban exports of certain rare metals with potential military applications to the U.S. sends a clear message that it stands ready to use these metals as a [weapon in trade …
Monthly Archives For December 2024
Shein weighs sale of less than 10% of company in London IPO
Fast fashion retailer Shein is considering asking UK regulators to waive listing rules that require at least 10% of its shares to be sold to the public in its planned London flotation, two people with…
US-China working groups on economy, finance meet as future in doubt under Donald Trump
Dialogue set up last year as Biden and Xi sought to manage bilateral differences could fall off amid anticipated revival of trade war.
China is feeding a tech-based trade war ahead of 2025 with its monopoly on rare metals
China has been sending the U.S. a clear message that it stands ready to harness its monopoly on the production of strategic metals used in a variety of technologies, such as computer chips and …
China companies count data holdings as assets under new accounting rules
China Unicom, the country’s third-largest wireless carrier, has touted its “real-time trillion-level processing capacity” for big data, pooled from its 345 million mobile customers, 121 million …
‘Something great with crypto:’ Trump affirms bitcoin reserve
The president-elect confirmed that he will pursue a strategic reserve of the flagship cryptocurrency as part of a broader push for the U.S. to champion the digital asset industry.
Is the U.S. Answer to China’s Belt and Road Working?
The International Development Finance Corporation has put the United States more on the map, but China remains king of global infrastructure.
China: China’s down product exports fluffed up by overseas demand
China’s feather and down product exports are taking off this year. One down product maker in the southern Chinese city of Wuchuan, a known production base for down and feather products, said overseas furniture brands…
Switzerland likely to shift focus from Europe, China to the U.S. on exports, economist says
Samy Chaar, chief economist and chief international officer at Lombard Odier, says influences that impact economic conditions in Switzerland remain external.
Shein weighs sale of less than 10% of company in London IPO, sources say
Fast fashion retailer Shein is considering asking UK regulators to waive listing rules that require at least 10% of its shares to be sold to the public in its planned London flotation, two people with…
China’s Shanghai and Hangzhou Warn of Heavy Air Pollution Ahead
China’s financial and business hub of Shanghai and the nearby city of Hangzhou both issued alerts for heavy air pollution and advised children, the elderly and sick people to avoid prolonged outdoor …
Bitcoin rockets past $106,000 a coin as Trump teases US crypto reserve
Bitcoin hit a new record high on Monday, rising above $106,000 for the first time ever on the back of further pro-crypto comments from US President-elect Donald Trump. The cryptocurrency reached a …
Bitcoin hits record high amid Trump’s pro-crypto stance
Bitcoin, the world’s biggest and best known cryptocurrency, hit a high of $106,533 and last traded up 2.6% at $103,917 at 1215 GMT. Smaller crypto ether was up 0.4% at $3,918.
