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07.07.25 - 06:31
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Metall- und Elektroindustrie im Norden tritt auf der Stelle (DPA-AFX)
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HAMBURG (dpa-AFX) - Die norddeutsche Metall- und Elektroindustrie tritt auf der Stelle. So erwarten 57 Prozent der Firmen im Norden in den kommenden sechs Monaten Stagnation, heißt es in der Frühjahrskonjunkturumfrage 2025 der norddeutschen Arbeitgeberverbände, ......
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06.07.25 - 14:18
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Businesses and charities call for UK to scrap VAT on refurbished electronics (The Guardian)
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Exclusive: Letter to government says lower prices for repaired goods would cut waste, create jobs and help households save moneyMinisters are facing fresh calls to scrap VAT on all repaired and refurbished electronics, with businesses, charities and community groups arguing the move would help households cut costs and stop electrical goods being binned prematurely.In a letter to the environment secretary, Steve Reed, the signatories say that removing VAT on repaired electronics should be part of a wider push to cut waste, extend the life of products and develop a “truly circular economy”. Continue reading......
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06.07.25 - 12:54
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India′s electronics sector faces twin blow from import curbs (Times of India)
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India's electronics manufacturing faces disruption due to new restrictions on gold compound imports, exacerbating existing challenges from China's export curbs on rare earth magnets. This dual impact threatens production, delays investments, and undermines India's self-reliance goals. The industry urgently seeks government intervention to address these bottlenecks and safeguard its ambitions of becoming a global electronics hub....
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04.07.25 - 18:18
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Christian Klein: SAP-Chef gegen den Bau von Gigafactories in der EU (Golem)
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SAP-Chef Christian Klein hat sich gegen den Bau der geförderten KI-Gigafactories ausgesprochen. "Fünf neue Rechenzentren sind nicht das, wir brauchen" sagte Klein laut einem Bericht der Frankfurter Allgemeinen Zeitung (FAZ). Der Hardware-Zug sei "abgefahren", betonte er. Eine Aufholjagd mit den USA sei vergeblich..
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03.07.25 - 13:45
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Trade Thaw: US Lifts Curbs On Ethane & Chip Design Software Exports To China (ZeroHedge)
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Trade Thaw: US Lifts Curbs On Ethane & Chip Design Software Exports To China
With just six days until President Trump's 'reciprocal' tariff pause ends worldwide, the Trump administration is accelerating efforts to secure trade deals with key countries. On Wednesday, Trump signed a new trade agreement with Vietnam, and emerging headlines in financial corporate media only suggest negotiations with China may also be gaining traction.
The first encouraging sign comes from a Bloomberg report stating that the Trump administration rescinded license requirements for ethane exports to China, allowing companies like Enterprise Products Partners and Energy Transfer LP to resume direct shipments without seeking additional approval.
The restrictions, introduced a few months ago, had disrupted US-China petrochemical trade, forcing tankers to reroute or idle. With the rollback, exports are expected to rebound to seasonal levels of 240,000 barrels per day in July.
In a series of notes, we've out...
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