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10.04.26 - 10:31
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Trump Ramps Up Iran Threats Ahead of Talks | The China Show 4/10/2026 (Bloomberg)
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“Bloomberg: The China Show” is your definitive source for news and analysis on the world's second-biggest economy. From politics and policy to tech and trends, David Ingles and Yvonne Man give global investors unique insight, delivering in-depth discussions with the newsmakers who matter. (Source: Bloomberg)...
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10.04.26 - 09:54
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China′s Debt Surpasses Europe For The First Time (ZeroHedge)
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China's Debt Surpasses Europe For The First Time
China's government debt has surpassed the European Union's for the first time, marking a major shift in the global debt landscape.
Since the 2008 financial crisis, the U.S., China, and Europe have followed very different borrowing paths. While Europe kept debt growth relatively constrained, both the U.S. and China expanded rapidly—especially after 2020.
The chart below, via Visual Capitalist's Niccolo Conte, visualizes annual government debt totals for the U.S., EU, and China from 1995 to 2025 in current U.S. dollars (not adjusted for inflation), using data from the IMF.
In 2025, China's government debt reached $18.7 trillion, surpassing the EU's $17.6 trillion total for the first time.
The crossover underscores how rapidly China's borrowing has scaled over the past two decades.
The Rapid Rise in U.S. and China's Government Debt
In 2008, U.S. government debt stood at $10.9 trillion, roughly in line with the EU's $10.7 trillion total...
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10.04.26 - 09:30
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China healthcare stocks outgain Hong Kong market as Middle East roils global investments (SCMP)
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China's healthcare sector has been drawing offshore capital to Hong Kong-listed stocks as investors look for safe havens amid global volatility in commodities.
The Hang Seng Healthcare Index, tracking some of China's most innovative pharmaceutical companies including Akeso and Innovent Biologics, has surged about 13 per cent since March 23, outpacing the benchmark Hang Seng Index's about 6 per cent gain over the same period.
“Although the Middle East conflict has created a lot of uncertainty and......
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10.04.26 - 09:06
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Oil prices tick up amid doubt on Iran war ceasefire; Chinese factory gate costs increase for first time in four years (The Guardian)
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Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsGood morning, and welcome to our rolling coverage of business, the financial markets and the world economy.There has been another small rise in the oil price this morning, as doubt lingers around the US-Iran ceasefire deal.There are reports that Iran is charging fees to tankers going through the Hormuz Strait — They better not be and, if they are, they better stop now!Iran is doing a very poor job, dishonorable some would say, of allowing Oil to go through the Strait of Hormuz. That is not the agreement we have!I spoke with Bibi and he's going to low-key it. I just think we have to be sort of a little more low-key.Industries that are more tied to energy as an input, or with intermediate inputs that have a high energy content, are witnessing higher factory gate prices despite soft domestic demand and the ongoing slump in the property sector.Earlier industrial profit data point in the same direction, with energy-intensive and metal industries seei...
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