Tag Archives: China

Gold retreats from record high following Trump’s comments on China  Reuters Gold price prediction: Gold rate to fall big in second half of 2026, predict experts  The Economic Times Gold Climbs to Record on Bank Woes, Fed Bets and Trade Tensions  Yahoo Finance Gold continues record run on safe-haven rush, U.S. rate cut bets  CNBC Why Investors Can’t Seem to Get Enough of Gold  Bloomberg.com …

Trump Says Threatened High Tariffs on China ‘Not Sustainable’  Bloomberg.com Wall St set for mixed open after Trump’s trade comments; banks in focus  Reuters Dow Futures Drop Amid Market Jitters About Bad Bank Loans  Barron’s Business  The Economist Trump says ‘We’re in one now’ about a trade war with China  USA Today Source link

SNAPSHOT S&P 500 futures pare declines after Trump’s comments on China  Reuters Trump Says Threatened High Tariffs on China ‘Not Sustainable’  Bloomberg.com Dow Futures Drop Amid Market Jitters About Bad Bank Loans  Barron’s Business  The Economist Trump says ‘We’re in one now’ about a trade war with China  USA Today Source link

Welcome to Edition 8.15 of the Rocket Report! This year has been, at best, one of mixed results for SpaceX’s Starship program. There have been important steps forward, including the successful reuse of the rocket’s massive Super Heavy booster. Clearly, SpaceX is getting really good at launching and recovering the 33-engine booster stage. But Starship itself, part spacecraft and part …

Osmond ChiaBusiness reporter Reuters Last week, China’s Ministry of Commerce published a document that simply went by the name of “announcement No. 62 of 2025”. But this wasn’t just any bureaucratic missive. It has rocked the fragile tariffs truce with the US. The announcement detailed sweeping new curbs on its rare earth exports, in a move that tightens Beijing’s grip …

Carmakers Push to Secure Chips as China Trade Spat Escalates  Bloomberg.com The Small Company in Europe Caught in the Big Trade War Between the U.S. and China  The New York Times The Dutch seize control of Nexperia from its Chinese owner  The Economist How U.S. Pressured Netherlands to Oust CEO of Chinese-Owned Chip Maker  The Wall Street Journal European carmakers fear for production in …

We’ve been here before. The S&P 500 got off to a strong start but it was down 0.5% in early afternoon trading. The Dow was down 200 points, or 0.4%. The Nasdaq Composite was down 0.5%. The yield on the 2-year Treasury note was down to 3.48%. The 10-year yield was down to 4.02%. For the S&P, financials, industrials, energy, …

Breach at US-based cybersecurity provider F5 blamed on China, Bloomberg News reports  Reuters ED 26-01: Mitigate Vulnerabilities in F5 Devices  CISA (.gov) Potentially ‘Catastrophic’ Breach of Cyber Firm Blamed on China  Bloomberg.com Cybersecurity order warns of “imminent risk” to federal agencies following possible breach  CBS News F5 discloses breach tied to nation-state threat actor  CyberScoop Source link

The Small Company in Europe Caught in the Big Trade War Between the U.S. and China  The New York Times BMW says supplier network hit by dispute over chipmaker Nexperia  Reuters How U.S. Pressured Netherlands to Oust CEO of Chinese-Owned Chip Maker  The Wall Street Journal Dutch government takes control of Chinese-owned chipmaker Nexperia in ‘highly exceptional’ move  CNBC The Dutch seize control of …

China blames US for global panic over rare earths controls  Reuters China’s Rare Earth Restrictions Aim to Beat U.S. at Its Own Game  The New York Times G7 agrees to keep united front on China export controls, diversify suppliers  Reuters Xi Rare Earth Shock Gives Trump Chance to Win Over US Allies  Yahoo Finance Global markets tumble as Beijing imposes new ban on U.S. …