Chinese tourists are reshaping global travel flows, and this year’s Golden Week has marked a defining shift in that trend: the Middle East is emerging as a major new destination. A combination of relaxed visa regimes, increased direct flights, cultural… Read More ›
Month: October 2025
China’s Export Resilience Masks Rising Risk from U.S. Trade Escalation
China’s exports in September turned in a robust rebound—rising by about 8.3 percent year-on-year—surpassing many forecasts and signaling that exporters are still finding demand abroad despite mounting friction with Washington. But behind that strength lies a fraught calculus: Beijing’s heavy… Read More ›
Silicon Valley on Edge as Fears Mount of an AI Crash
In the heart of tech innovation, caution is creeping back into conversations once dominated by boundless optimism. Across boardrooms, trading desks, and investor networks in Silicon Valley, there’s growing anxiety that the AI boom—hailed as a paradigm-shifting era—may be hurtling… Read More ›
Trump Escalates China Clash with Sweeping 100% Tariff and Broad Software Export Restrictions
The escalating tensions between Washington and Beijing entered a new phase this week as U.S. President Donald Trump announced a sweeping escalation in trade and tech policy: a “100% additional tariff” on imports from China and “export controls on “any… Read More ›
Global Chip Industry Faces New Turbulence as China Tightens Rare-Earth Exports
The global semiconductor industry is on high alert as China enforces sweeping new restrictions on rare-earth exports, a move that threatens to disrupt the intricate and interdependent network of chip manufacturing. These critical minerals — essential for producing advanced chips,… Read More ›
Trump’s Aviation Move Raises Stakes in U.S.–China Trade Standoff
The Trump administration’s latest proposal to bar Chinese airlines from flying over Russia on U.S. routes marks an escalation in bilateral tensions, layering aviation strategy over an already fragile trade dialogue. While framed as a fairness measure for U.S. carriers,… Read More ›
Defiance Rewarded: Why Venezuela’s Machado Won the Nobel Peace Prize While Trump’s Demands Fall Flat
The 2025 Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to Venezuelan opposition leader **María Corina Machado**, a decision that resounds far beyond Latin America. It is both a personal tribute to a woman who risked her life to confront authoritarianism and… Read More ›
Europe’s Energy Payments to Moscow Expose the Limits of Sanctions: India Vindicated Amid Trump’s China-India Narrative
As the war in Ukraine enters its fourth year, a fissure is widening in the rhetoric and reality of sanctions: European nations that have publicly backed Ukraine continue to channel billions into Russia’s war coffers through energy imports. Meanwhile, India—long… Read More ›
Bitcoin Soars to Historic High as Institutional Demand and Policy Tailwinds Ignite New Wave of Buying
Bitcoin has reached a new all-time record high, crossing the $125,000 mark for the first time, as a potent mix of institutional inflows, favorable policy signals from Washington, and weakening global currencies drive the world’s largest cryptocurrency into uncharted territory…. Read More ›
Goldman Raises December 2026 Gold Forecast to $4,900 as Structural Demand Builds
Goldman Sachs has sharply raised its gold price forecast for December 2026 to $4,900 per ounce, up from its prior target of $4,300, underscoring the firm’s conviction in sustained long-term drivers pushing the precious metal higher. The revised outlook is… Read More ›