Broadly speaking, the dollar’s recent pullback was extended today but the momentum appears to be slowing, perhaps ahead of tomorrow’s US CPI report. The Dollar Index slipped to its lowest level since September 25 before...
China’s economic malaise is weighing heavily on East Asia as a whole, one of the world’s key economic engines. But reforms in one sector could work wonders, the World Bank says. East Asia has been...
The European auto industry has raised concern about a wave of cheap, new electric vehicles from China hitting the EU market soon. There have been calls to impose punitive tariffs. European Commission President Ursula von...
Vietnamese electric car maker VinFast is facing complex regulations and competition from China as it tries to break into the European car market. Vietnamese electric car maker VinFast is slowing down its European expansion, industry...
Chinese firms currently dominate the electric vehicle battery supply chain — from mining and refining through to final assembly. This leaves Western automakers with little option but to rely on Chinese-made EV batteries. The Shanghai...
US Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo is in Beijing for talks with Chinese counterpart Wang Wentao. US firms reported challenges with operating in China after Washington moved to block advanced semiconductor exports. US Commerce Secretary Gina...
The World Economic Forum’s (wef) summer meeting is bringing together decision-makers in Tianjin, China. Alongside topics like AI and biotech, the conversation has focused on whether business can ignore political tensions. On the way from...
The latest round of high-level government consultations in Berlin were friendly in tone but tough in substance. Germany needs China, but also wants to minimize its dependency. Chinese Premier Li Qiang came to Berlin with ten...
The Fed’s hawkish hold and signal that it may raise rates two more time this year sent ripples through the capital markets. Risk appetites have been dealt a blow. However, China’s rate cut and likely...
The IEA said renewable energy is expanding faster than many people realize, but it warned that investment in fossil fuels is not slowing fast enough to reach goals to slash emissions by 2050. Global investment...
The concept of the “Global South” has been all the rage in recent months, along with that of the “de-Westernization of the world”. Is it the same phenomenon and what realities do these two expressions...
The market sentiment remains fragile. Equities are mostly lower. Japan was a notable exception, and concerns about China’s economy after a sharp decline in imports took mainland and Hong Kong listed companies sharply lower. Europe’s...