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19.07.25 - 01:18
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China′s Economic Demise And Its Impact On The US (ZeroHedge)
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China's Economic Demise And Its Impact On The US
Authored by Lance Roberts via RealInvestmentAdvice.com,
Few are as candid and historically accurate as hedge fund manager Kyle Bass when identifying structural breaks in the global economy. In a recent interview, Bass painted a grim but telling picture of China's economic condition, warning:
“We are witnessing the largest macroeconomic imbalances the world has ever seen, and they are all coming to a head in China.”
While China has long been touted as the next great economic superpower, its recent trajectory reveals a far different story, one marked by policy missteps, systemic financial rot, and a rapidly eroding growth engine.
Bass didn't mince words either:
“China's economy is spiraling with no end in sight.”
China's GDP deflator, the broadest measure of prices across goods and services, continues to decline as economic activity erodes.
For investors around the globe, this isn't just a regional concern; it's a seismic macroecono...
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19.07.25 - 01:18
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China Pledges To Curb EV Price Wars Amid Deflation Worries (ZeroHedge)
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China Pledges To Curb EV Price Wars Amid Deflation Worries
China has vowed to rein in “irrational competition” in its electric vehicle (EV) sector as deflationary price wars threaten economic stability and industrial progress, according to a new report from Bloomberg.
The pledge came from a State Council meeting led by Premier Li Qiang, where officials emphasized guiding automakers toward innovation and higher quality rather than relentless price cuts.
The move follows earlier warnings from top leadership to address aggressive discounting, which has dragged down prices across the supply chain. “If EV prices can stabilize, then prices in upstream industries like steel could also stabilize and ultimately that could help ease some of the downward pressure on overall prices,” said Tianlei Huang of the Peterson Institute for International Economics.
EV prices have been falling rapidly since 2023, with fierce domestic competition leading to steep discounts. Though China remains on track for ...
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18.07.25 - 21:54
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G-7 Vows to Crack Down on China′s Economic Sway, Klingbeil Says (Bloomberg)
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The Group of Seven has agreed to ramp up collective efforts to counter China flooding the global markets with its overcapacities, mounting concerns over critical supply chain vulnerabilities and Beijing's grip on rare earth minerals, according to German Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil....
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18.07.25 - 17:36
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House China Panel Faults Trump′s Move to Ease Nvidia AI Chip Sales (Bloomberg)
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The Trump administration's decision allowing Nvidia Corp. to resume shipments of its H20 artificial intelligence chips to China risks bolstering Beijing's military capabilities and expanding its capacity to compete with the US in AI, according to the head of the US House Select Committee on China....
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18.07.25 - 15:24
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Why family feud at Wahaha is no laughing matter for China′s private businesses (SCMP)
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Zong Qinghou, the late founder of China's biggest soft drinks bottler Hangzhou Wahaha Group, became the talk of the nation after a wealth inheritance feud involving his offspring surfaced earlier this year, barely 12 months after his death.
Three plaintiffs claiming to be his children sued chairwoman and CEO Kelly Zong Fuli in Hong Kong and Hangzhou in eastern Zhejiang province, demanding her to honour the late founder's will, which promised them trusts valued at US$700 million each. Until the......
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18.07.25 - 15:06
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Nvidia CEO meets China′s commerce minister to discuss AI cooperation (SCMP)
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Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao met Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang on Thursday to discuss artificial intelligence (AI) cooperation, days after the chipmaker said it was resuming sales of its H20 chips to the country.
Wang said China's policies for attracting foreign investment remained unchanged, and its doors would only open wider, according to a statement issued by the ministry on Friday. Highlighting the country's vast market, Wang encouraged multinational firms, including Nvidia, to continue......
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