Bitcoin

China Cuts US Treasury Holdings for Ninth Month as Gold and Bitcoin Surge

China has reportedly reduced its U.S. Treasury holdings for the ninth consecutive month, driving its exposure to the lowest level since 2008. The move underscores a broader shift in global finance as central banks gradually step away from the dollar....
BOJ (Bank of Japan )

Bank of Japan Faces Critical Test as Yen Volatility Intensifies Ahead of Key Policy Meeting Amid Rate-Hike Uncertainty and Snap Election Risks

The Bank of Japan’s upcoming policy meeting is shaping up to be a major test for the yen, with markets bracing for potentially sharp currency moves as investors attempt to decipher when the central bank will deliver its next interest-rate...
Semiconductor chips

South Korea Says US AI Chip Tariffs Likely to Have Limited Immediate Impact

South Korea’s Trade Minister Yeo Han-koo on Saturday (Jan. 17) said that a new U.S. proclamation imposing a 25 per cent tariff on certain advanced computing chips is expected to have a limited immediate effect on South Korean companies. “While...
Sanae Takaichi

Japan PM Sanae Takaichi Weighs Food Tax Suspension Ahead of Snap Election as Rising Living Costs Squeeze Voters

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is considering pledging to suspend Japan’s consumption tax on food as part of her campaign platform ahead of a snap general election expected next month, the Mainichi newspaper reported, citing unnamed government and ruling party...
Taiwan Secures “Best Tariff Deal” with US, Winning 15% Tariffs for Key Industries as China Condemns Agreement

Taiwan Secures “Best Tariff Deal” with US, Winning 15% Tariffs for Key Industries as China Condemns Agreement

Taiwan has reached a significant trade agreement with the United States, securing a 15% tariff rate with no additional fees for its automotive and wood furniture industries, and zero tariffs on certain aerospace components. The deal, hailed by Taiwan’s Prime...
Yoon Suk Yeol

South Korean Court Sentences Former President Yoon Suk Yeol to Five Years in Prison Over Failed Martial Law Attempt

A South Korean court on Thursday sentenced former President Yoon Suk Yeol to five years in prison for obstructing authorities’ attempts to arrest him following his failed attempt to impose martial law in December 2024. The ruling marks the first...
High-Frequency Trading (HFT)

China Moves to Curb HFT Advantage, Ordering Servers Out of Exchange Data Centers to Level the Playing Field for Investors

China is taking decisive steps to curb the speed advantage enjoyed by high-frequency trading (HFT) firms, ordering servers used by these traders to be removed from data centers operated by local exchanges. The move, reportedly led by regulators, is set...
Taiwan Semiconductor Production

Taiwan Pledges $500 Billion in Investments to U.S. to Strengthen Semiconductor Production and Forge Strategic AI Partnership

Taiwan is positioning itself to become a strategic partner with the United States in artificial intelligence (AI), following a landmark trade and investment agreement designed to bolster technology collaboration and semiconductor production, Taiwan Vice Premier Cheng Li-chiun said Friday. The...
China

China’s “National Team” Sees Record ETF Outflows as Authorities Seek to Cool Market Rally

Some of the exchange-traded funds (ETFs) most closely associated with China’s so-called “national team” experienced record outflows on Thursday, signaling a possible intervention by state-backed investors to temper a stock market rally fueled by AI enthusiasm and corporate earnings optimism....
China Population

China Turns Population Policy Into Economic Strategy as Costly Pro-Birth Push Targets Fourth Year of Population Decline

China’s long-running experiment with population control has entered a dramatic reversal, with demographic policy now taking centre stage in Beijing’s economic planning as authorities confront a shrinking and rapidly ageing society. Official population data due on January 19 is expected...
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