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16 Aug 2024

US Chips Act is reshaping global semiconductor landscape

• America looks set to produce around one-third of global supply for leading-edge chips by 2032 • US rise will come at expense of South Korea, which could become minor player for top-notch chips Source: Agathe Demarais

15 Aug 2024

The natural trend of global markets is to go up

Source: BofA

15 Aug 2024

Global debt has officially reached $315 trillion

Source: IIF Global Debt

12 Aug 2024

Tax Revenue vs. GDP for Major Countries

Source: Visual Capitalist

8 Aug 2024

Chinese firms are fast turning away from US and Europe for greenfield FDI

• China is de-risking, too, by reducing reliance on western markets for trade and investment • In countries 👇 imports from China of intermediate goods used in manufacturing have tripled since 2013 Source: Agathe Demarais, The Economist

6 Aug 2024

A historical market session summarized in one chart

Japan’s stock market posted its worst drop since Wall Street’s Black Monday in 1987, contributing to fears of global turmoil in the markets. Concerns about a slowing U.S. economy and the unwinding of the global yen "carrytrade" are battering stocks. Source: Genuine Impact

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