Independent thinking for complex markets and current events
Awkward moment caught on camera: 🇨🇳🇫🇷 INFO Lors de la visite d’État d’Emmanuel Macron, une altercation entre un garde du corps chinois et un garde du corps français a été aperçue en arrière-plan pic.twitter.com/3CILdVXC6W — Focus (@FocusinfosFr) December 7, 2025
Chinese regulators have barred TikTok-owner ByteDance from deploying Nvidia chips in new data centres. The tech publication The Information first reported the development on Wednesday, citing two company employees. ByteDance bought more Nvidia chips than any other Chinese firm in 2025 as it raced to secure computing power for its billion-plus users amid concerns the …
42 % drop in home sales is enormous. The Chinese consumer has stopped spending. China is the # 2 largest economy in the world. It’s housing market is the largest asset class in the world. US is already in an undeclared recession. Watch 1st 3 to 5 minutes for main details. AC
pic.twitter.com/1NcHYchjyy — Stonetoss Comics (@stonetoss) November 11, 2025
China just fired the first shot in the next liquidity war, and the Fed will have no choice but to follow. The Chinese central bank is about to surpass the Fed to become the largest central bank in the world again. The PBOC has officially resumed quantitative easing. And I believe it’s only a matter …
Chinese are building out 33 next gen nuclear power plants at much cheaper costs than us and we’re debating bathroom rights… Anyone know a good mandarin language tutor? https://t.co/E1mnVPnUL0 pic.twitter.com/nCyJCtQhRn — Kris Patel 🇺🇸 (@KrisPatel99) November 11, 2025 China Aims for Nuclear Expansion with Approval of 10 New Reactors Approval aligns with China’s climate goals …
American taxpayer funds have supported research at a leading Chinese Communist Party-owned laboratory central to Beijing’s push to monopolize control over rare earths. The State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Materials Chemistry and Applications (SKL-REMCA) at Peking University is one of the regime’s most important arms of its scientific apparatus and has been central to …
Three Chinese astronauts were due to depart the Tiangong space station, reenter the atmosphere, and land in the remote desert of Inner Mongolia on Wednesday. Instead, officials ordered the crew to remain at the station while engineers investigate a potential problem with their landing craft. The China Manned Space Agency, run by the country’s military, …
China is portrayed as the winner in this week’s agreement with the US, but the reality is that China desperately needed a deal. You just have to look at how Chinese goods are flooding countries around the world to see the damage US tariffs are causing… China is portrayed as the winner in this week's …
via Oilprice: Chinese automakers have introduced a new solid-state battery technology that offers double the energy density of current market models, potentially powering electric vehicles for 800 miles on a single charge. Solid-state batteries are safer and more stable than traditional lithium-ion batteries due to their solid electrolyte, enabling faster charging and eliminating fire hazards. …
Got #gold and #silver???$ag $fsm $kgc $btg $nxgcf $bcekf $armn $nfgc $sbsw $lbcmf $nexm $ogmnx 🚀🚀🚀🚀 pic.twitter.com/GqsK9DMR8F — 🪙 Gold Finger 🪙 Precious Metals Guru (@NFL_FantasyNews) October 23, 2025 [BEIJING] Chinese banks helped clients offload overseas currencies at the fastest pace since 2020 last month, as optimism towards further yuan appreciation grew. Lenders sold a …
The American soybean harvest should be a season of relief and reward — but this year, the fields are full, and the buyers are gone. Under President Donald Trump’s aggressive tariff policies, China — once the largest buyer of U.S. soybeans — has walked away completely. In 2024, soybeans were America’s second-largest export, worth nearly …
Why is copper-to-gold so ugly and thoroughly deflationary? What’s happening right now inside China is one key part of it. After a small artificial rebound earlier this – where have we heard that before – Chinese bank lending has fallen even more sharply this summer adding yet another layer to the tremendous deceleration we keep …
by Martin Armstrong The Dutch government is aiding the US in its plight to isolate China from the free markets, and in particular, to prevent China from digging its heels into the semiconductor manufacturing market. Taiwan controls chip manufacturing, but China believes it controls Taiwan. The US and the European Union are acting together to …
The United States did almost exactly the same thing, by imposing port fees on Chinese vessels months ago under Section 301 of the Trade Act, as part of its ongoing trade dispute with China. Specifically, in April 2025, the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) introduced a service fee… — Business Nesting (@BusinessNesting) October 10, 2025 Not …
CHINA JUST WEAPONIZED THE ENTIRE RARE EARTH SUPPLY CHAIN get used to reading chinese MOFCOM bulletins because they’re writing american industrial policy now. announced today: any product containing >0.1% chinese rare earth materials needs beijing’s approval before re-export to third countries. doesn’t matter if you manufactured it in taiwan, vietnam, or texas. chinese dysprosium in …
Chinese Stock Market closes at highest level since January 2022 📈 pic.twitter.com/2stRIJEMmx — Barchart (@Barchart) October 1, 2025
Chinese exports are hitting records in many markets, per Bloomberg: pic.twitter.com/lGBUYIC7m5 — unusual_whales (@unusual_whales) September 30, 2025 President Xi Jinping’s export engine has proved unstoppable during five months of sky-high US tariffs, sending China toward a record $1.2 trillion trade surplus. With access to the US curtailed, Chinese manufacturers have shown they aren’t backing down: …
Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway $BRK.B no longer own any shares of BYD – CNBC pic.twitter.com/AxkQZIQtw1 — Evan (@StockMKTNewz) September 21, 2025 “Berkshire Hathaway has completely exited its extremely profitable equity investment in the Chinese electric vehicle maker BYD,” CNBC confirmed. “A Berkshire spokesperson said the entire BYD position has indeed been sold.” Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/09/21/buffett-munger-byd-exits-stake.html …
At a Beijing security forum, Chinese scholar confronts Israel’s military envoy over Gaza, accusing it of killing 70,000 civilians amid worldwide push toward Palestinian state recognition A heated exchange unfolded at the Xiangshan Forum in Beijing when a senior Chinese academic accused Israel of killing over 70,000 civilians in Gaza. Prof. Yan Xuetong, an international …
Fun fact. In order to revive the stalling real estate market, Chinese government halted projects under construction and demolished buildings which could accommodate over 75 million people (more than the entire population of the United Kingdom).pic.twitter.com/YbnCScKi1V — Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) September 16, 2025 Japan’s Kajima Cut and Take Down method demolishes buildings from the bottom up …
BREAKING: NASA has banned Chinese nationals holding U.S. visas from its facilities and networks. — Leading Report (@LeadingReport) September 14, 2025 “NASA has taken internal action pertaining to Chinese nationals, including restricting physical and cybersecurity access to our facilities, materials and network to ensure the security of our work.” https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/nasa-imposes-blanket-ban-on-chinese-nationals-accessing-worksites-and-calls/ar-AA1MnBfa The decision followed a series …
CNBC’s Eunice Yoon reports on the latest news regarding the Chinese economy.
On August 27, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced the sudden cancellation of the long-standing visa validity system, which had been in place for over 40 years. This abrupt policy shift caused a strong reaction among the overseas Chinese community. For many, this system was seen as the foundation of immigration status stability. Its …
Chinese cyber group Salt Typhoon may have stolen data on nearly every American. The cyberespionage campaign was global, affecting over 80 countries. Stolen data could let Chinese intelligence track targets via telecom networks—politicians, spies, activists.… pic.twitter.com/NiRZHTHBgD — Lukasz Olejnik (@lukOlejnik) September 5, 2025 The hackers reportedly hit major telecommunications firms, transportation systems, lodging networks, government …
Chinese 🇨🇳 commercial banks including China Minsheng Banking and Huaxia Bank are tightening oversight of clients using credit cards to fund stock investments as retail investors pile into the nation’s $1 trillion market rally this month. Banks warned that credit card funds and cash advances can’t be used for investments with violations leading to canceled …
BREAKING: The White House released a statement clarifying that Trump is not letting in 600,000 Chinese students — he’s continuing existing policy while negotiating a trade deal. 600,000 references a two year extension of the current 300,000. There is no increase in visas. 🚨 BREAKING: The White House released a statement clarifying that Trump is …
by AC In video below, on Fox News, Lutnick claimed that the reason the US is taking 600,000 Chinese students is to save US universities: Did Lutnick really just argue that Trump is letting 600,000 Chinese students into America so Americans will go to worse schools and keep them from closing? pic.twitter.com/kjmtb1B0gf — Chase Geiser …
Top AI experts from Silicon Valley were stunned upon seeing China’s enormous head start across all segments of applied artificial intelligence. Of particular concern was China’s access to cheap electricity, which is simply not available in the United States, and very likely never coming. The experts conclude that the AI race is likely already over. …
China’s coast guard and navy prove even allies can’t steer clear of trouble. While attempting to chase and corner a patrol boat with the Philippine Coast Guard near Bajo de Masinloc in the West Philippine Sea on Monday, a ship with the China Coast Guard (CCG-3104) collided with a Type 052D Destroyer of the Chinese …