The Trump administration is considering adding several major Chinese semiconductor companies to a U.S. export blacklist, a move that could further escalate tensions with Beijing and complicate ongoing trade negotiations. According to
The southern Chinese province of Guangdong, long the engine of the country’s low-cost manufacturing boom, is facing a stark slowdown, with empty factories and struggling local businesses highlighting the structural challenges and
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The tariff assault launched on the world by the US President has caught every country by surprise, and it appears that global trade flows will be disrupted for some time. With the
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Times UK reports that JCB, Britain’s largest privately owned engineering company, faces losses running into “hundreds of millions of pounds” following the extension of US tariffs to cover finished goods containing steel
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Beijing has launched a regulatory push to restrict domestic technology groups from purchasing Nvidia’s China-specific artificial intelligence chip, the H20, after U.S. commerce secretary Howard Lutnick made comments that senior Chinese officials
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Russia’s oil production and exports are projected to remain stable this year, even as the industry faces its most difficult period since the Covid-19 pandemic, according to Moscow-based Kasatkin Consulting. The firm
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The Trump administration announced it will step up scrutiny of imports of steel, copper, lithium, and other materials from China to enforce a US ban on goods allegedly produced with forced labor
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Investors suffered massive losses in July after a handful of US-listed Chinese microcap stocks collapsed shortly after being heavily promoted on social media. Seven Nasdaq-listed companies—Concorde International, Ostin Technology, Top KingWin, Skyline
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Southeast Asia’s major economies are preparing for a slowdown in the second half of 2025, following a temporary boost in growth driven by the “front-loading” of exports before higher U.S. tariffs took
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Banks and companies across emerging markets are rushing to international debt markets at the fastest pace in four years, taking advantage of lower borrowing costs as investors demand the smallest premium over
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Farmer groups in India have called for a boycott of certain US products in response to Washington’s latest tariffs and demands that New Delhi open its agricultural market to American companies. Trade
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