The import charges for many items on Temu (Chinese discount retailer) are higher than the cost of the products themselves.
Source: Charlie Bilello
Container bookings from China to the US are falling sharply ⚠️
Source: Markets & Mayhem, FT
China’s Huawei Technologies is preparing to test its newest and most powerful artificial intelligence (AI) processor
it hopes to replace some higher-end products of US chip giant Nvidia, the Wall Street Journal has reported. Huawei has approached some Chinese tech companies about testing the technical feasibility of the new chip, called the Ascend 910D, the United States newspaper reported Sunday, citing people familiar with the matter. This was part of our "10 surprises 2025": SURPRISE #6 FROM MAG7 TO LAG7 https://lnkd.in/eKXRsc58
SP500 revenue from China are roughly six times US exports to China
From Torsten Slok, Apollo
Trump - Xi Jinping summarized in one chart
Source: Justin Wolfers @JustinWolfers on X
China has accumulated 70% of the world's AI Patents, according the 2025 AI Index Report
America’s share has fallen from roughly 40% in 2010, to 14% in 2023 Source: Visual Capitalist
Chinese exports to the United States are expected to fall by 77 percent in 2025, according to World Trade Organization forecasts.
Meanwhile, Chinese imports are expected to increase to every other market, with the rest of North America predicted to see growth of 25 percent. Source: Statista @StatistaCharts
Global Markets Investor @GlobalMktObserv ‼️
China's gold buying has been truly historic: China's gold reserves hit a RECORD 73.5 million troy ounces. China has bought a whopping 10 MILLION troy ounces of gold over the last 30 months. In effect, gold's share of China's total foreign reserves hit 7.1%, an all-time high. Source: Global Markets Investor
