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...
Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA)

Australia’s Treasurer Backs RBA Governor for Public Solidarity with U.S. Fed Chair Amid Trump Administration Probe

Australia’s Treasurer on Friday expressed support for the country’s central bank head after she publicly stood in solidarity with U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, describing her decision as “entirely appropriate.” The statement comes amid heightened tensions in the United...
US Firms Report Regulatory Delays, Slower Customs, and Export Controls Still Affect Business in China

US Firms Report Regulatory Delays, Slower Customs, and Export Controls Still Affect Business in China

US companies are showing renewed confidence in China following the trade truce between President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping, according to a survey released by the American Chamber of Commerce in China (AmCham). The survey found that 48%...
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....
Car Buyers

Auto Loan Terms Stretch to Record Highs as Consumers Trade Short-Term Affordability for Long-Term Debt

Rising vehicle prices, elevated interest rates and persistent affordability pressures are pushing more car buyers to stretch their auto loans to record lengths, locking many into debt well beyond what experts have traditionally recommended. Financial advisers have long warned against...
United States Securities and Exchange Commission

U.S. homebuilder Megatel to issue crypto payments token as SEC signals no enforcement action

Privately held Texas homebuilder Megatel Homes LLC said on Thursday it will begin issuing a crypto-based payments and rewards token, marking a rare move by a traditional real estate company into consumer-facing digital assets after receiving regulatory clearance from U.S....
Semiconductor chips

U.S. Unveils 25% Tariff on High-End Semiconductors as ‘Phase One’ Move, Signals Further Actions to Protect National Security

The U.S. Commerce Department’s decision to impose a 25% national security tariff on selected high-end semiconductor imports marks an initial step in a broader strategy to shield and expand the domestic chip industry, a senior administration official said on Thursday....
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...
Crypto

US Crypto Regulatory Push Hits Turbulence After Coinbase Pulls Support for Senate Bill Amid Stablecoin Reward Fight

The unbridled optimism that swept through the cryptocurrency industry during Donald Trump’s first year back in the White House is giving way to anxiety, after a long-anticipated digital-asset market structure bill was delayed in the US Senate amid a growing...
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