Record Margin Debt Adds Fuel to a Tinderbox of Financial Risk: Record Margin Debt, Unrealized Bank Losses and Derivatives.
The new China-Iran railroad, a key BRI link through Xinjiang’s Ili Valley, reshapes trade and geopolitics, creating a sanctions-resilient axis and challenging Western influence.
China’s AI race pivots from general-purpose chatbots to vertical applications solving real-world problems. Explore how targeted AI is boosting manufacturing, accelerating drug discovery, and advancing autonomous driving, creating a new competitive edge.
China tightens rare earth export controls, escalating a new front in the US–China tech war. Washington readies countermeasures as global supply chains tremble.
The Chinese yuan (renminbi) has surpassed the US dollar for use in China’s cross-border transactions, hitting a 53% share. Explore the geopolitical and strategic drivers behind this milestone and what it means for the global financial system.