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20 Oct 2023

Mapped: Asia’s Biggest Sources of Electricity by Country

By Elements / Visual Capitalist

20 Oct 2023

China has cut its holdings in US Treasuries to $805bn, the lowest level since 2009

Beijing has been selling $502bn in Treasuries in the past decade, & pace of Chinese selling has been accelerated recently. Source: Bloomberg, HolgerZ

20 Oct 2023

🌍Worldwide, many other countries have debt that is more than their GDP

Japan consistently ranks among the top nations with a debt-to-GDP ratio exceeding 200%. Source: Genuine Impact

19 Oct 2023

China shows signs of stabilization after a long period of slowdown and disappoitning data over the spring

China’s Q3 growth exceeds forecast, buoyed by consumer spending and industrial production. China posted 4.9% growth in the July to September quarter from a year earlier, stronger than the median forecast for 4.6%. Quarter on quarter, China’s GDP grew 1.3% in the third quarter, helped by a downward revision for Q2 from +0.8% to 0.5%.

18 Oct 2023

Nvidia stock, $NVDA, is now down 7.5% as President Biden restricts AI chip sales to China

The stock has erased nearly $100 billion in value in just over 24 hours. Is it the the beginning of a new trade war with China? Source: The Kobeissi Letter

16 Oct 2023

China | PBOC adds net 289 billion yuan via medium-term facility as Debt Sales Surge

The move adds to recent efforts to ensure hitting GDP target - Offers Most Cash Support Since 2020 - Bloomberg China’s central bank is making the biggest medium-term liquidity injection since 2020, stepping up efforts to support the nation’s economic recovery and debt sales. The People’s Bank of China added a net 289 billion yuan ($39.6 billion) into the financial system via a one-year policy loan on Monday, the most since Dec. 2020. At the same time, it drained a net 134 billion yuan of short-term liquidity through open-market operations.

11 Oct 2023

Visualizing China’s Dominance in Battery Manufacturing (2022-2027P)

by Elements / Visual Capitalist

3 Oct 2023

Is China to blame for the rise in US long rates?

China has cut its holdings in US Treasuries to $822bn, lowest level since 2009. Beijing has been selling $300bn in Treasuries since 2021, & pace of Chinese selling has been faster in recent months, Apollos's Slok has calculated. Source: HolgerZ, Bloomberg

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