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Plenum Notes U.S.-China

May 28, 2025

Lawmakers are approaching economic issues with caution, careful not to step on the White House’s toes.

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Markets and Finance Plenum Notes

May 26, 2025

Many interest rates in China’s real economy are no higher than they were in the US during much of its ZIRP periods.

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May 22, 2025 in Plenum Notes, U.S.-China

The US has revised its export controls and attempted to issue a worldwide ban on the use of some Huawei chips.

May 19, 2025 in Markets and Finance, Plenum Notes, U.S.-China

The Chinese economy held up okay in April despite triple-digit US tariffs, with exports and industrial production outperforming expectations.

The dizzying escalation and de-escalation of tariffs has made Chinese companies’ decisions around offshoring production much more complicated.