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Trump Seen Blocking the ‘De Minimis’ Trade Loophole With China
Trump Seen Blocking the ‘De Minimis’ Trade Loophole With China

Trump noted on his first day in office the de minimis law, which allows over a billion products to be mailed to the US every year, is unlikely to survive for long

China’s CATL Feels the Pinch of a Lithium Price Slump it Created
China’s CATL Feels the Pinch of a Lithium Price Slump it Created

In 2022, while lithium prices were soaring to life-time highs, CATL intervened in the market by opening a huge lithium hub in China. Prices have since slumped 86%

SoftBank, UAE’s MGX Join $500bn Data Centre Deal With OpenAI
SoftBank, UAE’s MGX Join $500bn Data Centre Deal With OpenAI

Trump announced the deal with OpenAI's Sam Altman, SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son and Oracle founder Larry Ellison, saying it is the "largest AI infrastructure project in history"

Trump Day 2: 10% China Tariffs by Feb 1, EU to Also ‘Get Fairness’
What Trump’s First Day Meant For AI, Renewables, TikTok, Crypto
Stock and Currency Investors Jolted by Trump’s Chaotic Approach
Bankers up All Night to Assess Impacts From Trump Trade Moves
Trump’s Cabinet And Top Advisers Offer Mixed Insights on China
Xi Jinping Seen Luring Trump Into a New US-China Trade Deal
China Cold on Trump’s 50% Ownership Proposal For TikTok

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ASML in the Centre of the Chip War

With a market cap of$240 billion, chipmaker ASML is Europe’s most valuable tech company. Its market-leading position comes from its monopoly in Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography (EUV) machines which allow chipmakers to make smaller, faster and smarter semiconductors