The Dutch central bank has moved more than 78 tonnes of gold from New York to London, in a politically sensitive decision that reflects growing concern among European institutions about the security
Mexico’s Congress is set to vote this week on a proposed slate of tariffs targeting imports from China, part of President Claudia Sheinbaum’s broader strategy to shield domestic producers and ease trade
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America has already lost the chip war with China, and the origin story explains why: the semiconductor stack was built as an instrument of state power—an architecture that fixed roles and chokepoints
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A severe worldwide shortage of memory chips is forcing artificial intelligence developers, cloud providers and consumer-electronics manufacturers into fierce competition for rapidly shrinking supplies, according to a detailed investigation by Reuters. The
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The West’s effort to establish a domestic rare earth magnets supply chain, heavily supported by the U.S., is hitting a critical obstacle: a shortage of heavy rare earth elements, according to multiple
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China has cultivated its monopolistic grip on rare earth minerals and permanent magnets over many decades. In 2010, when China first restricted the flow of rare earths to Japan as an act
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China’s economic playbook is being rewritten in real time. Once known chiefly as the world’s factory, the nation is now reinventing itself as an innovation powerhouse—and doing so at breakneck speed. From
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Japan’s new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is preparing a major purchase package that includes U.S. pickup trucks, soybeans, and liquefied natural gas, to present to President Donald Trump during trade and security
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The escalating tech war between the United States and China is being closely watched by global powers, but it is Europe that may be paying the highest price. Beijing has recently expanded
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Malaysia’s economy unexpectedly accelerated in the third quarter of 2025, with gross domestic product rising 5.2% year-on-year, according to advance estimates from the Department of Statistics released Friday. The pace of growth
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China’s aggressive move to impose unprecedented export controls on rare-earth minerals has triggered an international response, highlighting the growing friction between Beijing and major global economies, according to Bloomberg. The restrictions, which
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