Indonesia among big losers of the end of cheap yen
The Bank of Japan’s interest rate hike, raising the benchmark rate to its highest level in 30 years,…
The elusive dream of rock-bottom US interest rates
Sometime in the next few months, President Donald Trump will appoint a successor to Jerome Powell, whose term…
Asia’s faith in the ‘Powell put’ may be misplaced
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Nvidia’s H200 chips could be ‘sugar-coated bullets’ for China
Washington reportedly is considering allowing the export of Nvidia’s H200 graphics processing units (GPUs) to China, but Chinese…
China’s investment drop highlights property-driven pressures
China’s fixed asset investment (FAI) suffered a sharp setback in October, signalling renewed stress across the real economy…
US-China on divergent paths in race for AI supremacy
The race to build artificial intelligence-driven economies is transforming how the global economy and societies are organized. Breakthroughs…
Unwinding India’s failed economic zone in Bangladesh
When Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Dhaka in June 2015, he sought to pave the way for an…
Inside Japan’s struggle to build sovereign AI
The dominance of the United States and China in artificial intelligence (AI) and large language model (LLMs) technologies…
China’s property woes worsen while Trump tightens trade screws
TOKYO — Xi Jinping’s inner circle in Beijing has had a busy couple of months popping the champagne…
US willfully ceding the energy innovation race to China
During the Cold War, the US and Soviet Union were locked in a desperate race to develop cutting‑edge…
Economic shock eases as Trump retreats on highest tariffs
It’s tariff season again, with the next deadline looming on Friday, August 1. Since the beginning of July,…
China’s AI leap elevating stealth fighter ambitions
The South China Morning Post (SCMP) has reported that Chinese scientists have developed advanced aircraft-design software they claim…