Chinese control of lifesaving drugs is a threat to UK security
This year has already been defined by major instability and potential long-term damage to global supply chains, which…
5 things to know before the market opens Thursday
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Scott Bessent made a billion betting against a faked currency. On China’s, he’s silent
In 1992, a 29-year-old Scott Bessent looked at the Bank of England and saw something no one else…
U.S. China AI talks: Bessent says U.S. leads, safety protocol planned
The U.S. can talk to China about AI because “we are in the lead,” U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott…
China consumer, wholesale inflation tops estimates in April as Iran war drives energy costs higher
A shopper walks past a Coach retail store inside a shopping mall on March 24, 2026 in Shenzhen,…
US, China seen as top AI beneficiaries in new growth forecast from ‘Doctor Doom’ economist
The economist famously dubbed “Doctor Doom” for predicting the 2008 financial crisis has seemingly morphed into a bullish…
Exclusive | Andrew Tilton on China’s growth prospects, economic trajectory in wake of Iran war
Andrew Tilton, chief Asia-Pacific economist at Goldman Sachs, speaks to the South China Morning Post about the long-term…
AI race enters a new phase
A robot band from LinkerBot performs at a robot 6S store on Jan. 29, 2026 in Shenzhen, Guangdong…
China still on track to supplant US as world’s No 1 economy in 10 years: academic
China is still on course to overtake the United States as the world’s largest economy in the next…
‘I predicted the 2008 financial crisis – what’s about to happen could be even worse’
Richard Bookstaber – who worked at a hedge fund before moving on to the US Treasury – has…
Trump warns NATO (again) of ‘very bad future’ if allies don’t secure Strait of Hormuz – POLITICO
“It’s only appropriate that people who are the beneficiaries of the strait will help to make sure that…
China challenging U.S. to become next great space power
China’s space program has hit a number of milestones lately. In 2025, China executed over 90 orbital launches,…