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China has logged a US$1 trillion trade surplus. Where is all that money going?

Recent data on China’s external accounts presents a conundrum: while the country’s trade surplus has broken records, surpassing the US$1…

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Golden era: prices surge as rally heads towards US$5,000 in 2026, analysts forecast

Gold has hit multiple records in 2025, but analysts believe the rally is far from over, with some forecasting the…

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China cuts US Treasury holdings to lowest level since 2008 amid debt ceiling fears

China reduced its US Treasury holdings in October to its lowest level in 17 years, as mounting concerns over US…

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China’s US Treasury holdings edge up as long-term sell-off continues

China slightly increased its US Treasury holdings in August and September – though the uptick did little to offset an…

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Opinion | Amid fragile markets, how to predict when the bubble will burst?

Economist Paul Samuelson famously quipped that stock markets accurately predicted nine of the last five recessions. The same could be…

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US-China framework deal only ‘first step’ towards ending trade war: analysts

After two days of high-level US-China trade talks in Malaysia, Washington hinted the world’s two largest economies had found common…

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Repairing Trump’s tariff ‘damage’ will take time, warns former US Treasury chief Rubin

US President Donald Trump’s “badly misguided” tariff policy is impairing the efficiency of America’s economy despite its short-term resilience, and…

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US takes crypto industry driver’s seat on back of Trump policy, stablecoin frenzy

The United States is expanding its influence over the US$4 trillion global cryptocurrency industry amid favourable regulation under the Trump…

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China’s yuan rallies with central bank backing as worries mount over US dollar

A recent rally in China’s yuan has been primarily fuelled by stronger guidance from its central bank rather than by…

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China targets US fibre-optic firms after Washington sanctions chemical producer

China has slapped American fibre-optic firms with anti-dumping tariffs – a move announced hours after the US Treasury imposed sanctions…

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