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The new deep-sea cable-cutting device can sever lines at depths of up to 4,000 meters and has been designed for China’s advanced crewed and uncrewed submersibles. In a move that could disrupt crucial undersea communication networks and energy infrastructure worldwide, a Chinese scientific body has unveiled a compact device that …
A Chinese startup rocked the U.S. tech sector with a cutting-edge AI (which they shouldn’t be able to build) at a much lower cost. Suddenly, the global dominance of the American tech sector can no longer be assumed. Today we ask, what does this tell us about the future? By …
Chinese AI company DeepSeek shocked the West with a groundbreaking open-source artificial intelligence model that beats huge Silicon Valley Big Tech monopolies. The US government is already trying to ban it, like TikTok, using “national security” as an excuse. Ben Norton explains.
🇨🇳ALIBABA FIRES BACK AT DEEPSEEK – CHINA’S AI WAR GOES NUCLEAR Alibaba just dropped Qwen 2.5-Max in a direct challenge to DeepSeek’s meteoric rise, claiming it crushes GPT-4o, DeepSeek-V3, and Llama-3.1-405B. DeepSeek’s shockwave through Silicon Valley has investors panicking… https://t.co/0gL7tjDTgu pic.twitter.com/Ib9TbXd1Ns — Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) January 29, 2025 Here comes …
Chinese banks are the real story, even as China’s government (intentionally?) stole the spotlight with its AI-knock-off, a distraction from the latest real economy warning and most importantly the banking sector’s latest. The credit crisis in the latter may finally be coming to a head as it keeps the former …
China’s DeepSeek has just launched a groundbreaking AI model that’s being hailed as a game-changer. With its energy-efficient design, open-source accessibility, and advanced reasoning capabilities, DeepSeek is already being compared to and even surpassing ChatGPT. What does this mean for the AI landscape, and why is it causing waves in …
China’s population drops by 1.39 million—continuing a troubling trend for the economy. h/t IAmNotAnEconomist
The rally in $GOLD is unstoppable and has initiated the next surge, which may drive prices toward the $3,000 zone. The double bottom formation indicates positive momentum, which is likely to push prices higher. pic.twitter.com/2h3SWRHfYA — Gold Predictors (@GoldPredictors) January 22, 2025 With the new China banks’ #Gold accumulate product …
For years, tech has felt like the safest bet, the untouchable giant. But maybe the real opportunity is in the places most are too cautious to explore. Over the past decade, the fund has maintained an average annual return close to its long-term target of 4%. However, Nicolai Tangen, CEO …
China’s yuan is hanging by a thread, the closest it has ever been to going over the government limit. Finally, even the mainstream media has caught on this has nothing to do with Jay Powell and the Fed. The bazooka has been utterly exposed. Not a good day in India …
BREAKING🚨: The FBI has now CONFIRMED the email received by @samosaur and broadcast by @ShawnRyanShow were in fact sent by the Cybertruck bomber. He claims China’s “gravitic drones” are being launched from submarines and used for surveillance on the U.S. East Coast. He warns they could attack “at any moment.” …
China 30 year continues to drift lower, yield 1.854%. Deflation and the lost decade are real possibilities. With over capacity in manufacturing it’s only a matter of time before deflation reached the west. pic.twitter.com/GUzESzA0QB — James E. Thorne (@DrJStrategy) January 8, 2025 🚨DEFLATIONARY IS COMING TO CHINA🚨 China's economy has …
From Bloomberg: The U.S. Department of Defense has added Tencent Holdings and CATL to its blacklist of companies allegedly linked to China’s military, causing Tencent’s U.S.-listed shares to drop nearly 10%. This move is part of the Pentagon’s “Section 1260H list,” which now names 134 firms believed to support China’s military-civil …
via Angelo Giuliano: HUGE China trade surplus. The problem (for the US) ? China is not taking any more US debt anymore, instead China is recycling its US trade surplus into > – Belt and Road initiative – Gold – tangible assets investments We are facing the same critical point …
Are we witnessing ‘peak China’? GDP projections have fallen dramatically over the past ten years.As a reminder, China’s demographics, the key ingredient for potential GDP growth, are way worse than those of the United States. This also explains why debt accumulation has been… pic.twitter.com/6V3qo52RYb — jeroen blokland (@jsblokland) January 4, …
Investors lose faith in China’s recovery; $18 trillion in wealth destroyed. China iPhone shipments fell by 47% y/y. 🚨INVESTORS LOST FAITH IN CHINA'S ECONOMIC RECOVERY🚨 China's 10-year government bond yield fell below 1.6% for the FIRST TIME EVER. CSI 300 index FELL for the 3rd STRAIGHT day in the worst …
🇨🇳 Just In: China’s central government urges local governments to give cash handouts for New Year. China's economy is in awful shape. pic.twitter.com/P9j7kKJGHy — Jesse Cohen (@JesseCohenInv) December 30, 2024 Link: BBG/Xinhua News pic.twitter.com/9VDeDO22rR — Jesse Cohen (@JesseCohenInv) December 30, 2024 https://twitter.com/MichaelAArouet/status/1873654789571231973 🇨🇳TIL: The number of births in China in …
China’s $11 trillion government bond market has moved into uncharted territory. As their government rolls out widespread stimulus, yields are hitting record lows. The gap between yields in Japan and China are now at a record low of just ~70 basis points. China is in trouble. pic.twitter.com/j1vrmW6Hxe — The Kobeissi …
For reference, Chinese yields are already lower than during the peak of the Great Financial Crisis and the pandemic meltdown. Something huge is happening in China – and we should pay attention. 2/ pic.twitter.com/zwWT9y7jsQ — Alf (@MacroAlf) December 20, 2024 The Chinese private sector debt as a % of GDP …
This isn’t bullish as many claim. What’s happening is there’s limited demand for credit/leverage in China. Yet, b/c banks are sitting on liquidity, they are piling into Chinese bonds, which is driving rates on these bonds lower. While some are saying this is QE, THEY ARE WRONG. https://t.co/rIH1RNoXkP — Gordon …
Steepest drop since September 2008. pic.twitter.com/8lMdk43vdb — Financelot (@FinanceLancelot) December 16, 2024 China’s retail sales rose by 3% in November from a year ago, according to National Bureau of Statistics data released Monday, missing the forecast of 4.6% in a Reuters poll. That marked a sharp slowdown from 4.8% growth in the …
Here comes Chinese central bank bond buying, but this is no QE. A report surfaced in China Daily strongly implying the Chinese government is beyond just exploring something called money-financed fiscal expansion. We’ll go over what that is, how it is different from QE, and what the real takeaway is. …
The U.S. will launch its third crackdown in three years on China’s semiconductor industry on Monday, restricting exports to 140 companies. Curbs on China-bound shipments of high bandwidth memory (HBM) chips, which are critical for high-end applications like AI training; new curbs on 24 additional chipmaking tools and three software …
2/7The FT continues: "Beijing has long fought against the “Japanification” of its economy, and has made huge investments in its high-tech, green and electric vehicle sectors with the goal of boosting long-term growth." What isn't said is that this was also Japan's strategy. — Michael Pettis (@michaelxpettis) November 29, 2024 …
NATO thinks it was accidental. The media loves nothing more than to fan speculation. — Ian Miles Cheong (@ianmiles) November 27, 2024
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HV3x2_C4hZE China exhibited model of futuristic 6th generation aerospace fighter jet "Baidi B-Type White Emperor" at Zhuhai Air Show 2024. #ZhuhaiAirShow2024 #ChinaAirshow2024 #AirshowChina2024 pic.twitter.com/8v49ayegwf — Global Defence Agency (@Defence_GDA) November 12, 2024 Russia’s best pilot, Sergey Bogdan, meets China’s youngest pilot, a J-20 pilot, at the Zhuhai Airshow: A photo …
Is there era of massive government “stimulus” finally over? Bonds are certain it is. The Chinese are doing their best to make sure that’s the result, in large part because they don’t know what to do. That much is becoming clear and the implications are already going global. Just ask …
BREAKING: 🇨🇳 China announced a $1.4 TRILLION debt bailout and is working on more measures to boost the economy. pic.twitter.com/VP3iNzn2rl — Radar 𝘸 Archie🚨 (@RadarHits) November 8, 2024 BEIJING — China on Friday announced the central government would allocate an additional 6 trillion yuan ($840 billion) to local governments for …
from Kerry Lutz’s Financial Survival Network Kerry hosted Thomas J. DiLorenzo to discuss the implications of China’s economic strategies, as outlined in DiLorenzo’s book, “Casino Economy.” DiLorenzo expressed concerns that China’s monetary injections are aimed at creating temporary economic booms, which often lead to significant downturns. Both speakers emphasized that such strategies prioritize …
