Americans are missing out on ‘China Chic’

Who said products made in China have no design? Just as Chinese brands are coming into their own, US President Donald Trump is building a steep tariff wall.

Xi has a plan to ease tariff pain. What about Trump?

Xi Jinping is standing up to Donald Trump. Throwing away past restraints, China’s tit-for-tat response to the 34% tariff the US imposed on April 2 is unnerving global

‘Drop the dad, keep the baby’ is Chinese women’s new mantra

Just like the Americans, Chinese women are starting to give up on marriages, too. But many still want to be mothers. A new phenomenon called “drop the

China’s ‘engineer dividend’ is paying off big time

DeepSeek has changed how the world sees China. Worries over the country’s “3D” problem — that deflation, debt and demographics are structurally hampering growth — have melted away.

How to make billions selling $1 lemonade

One can become a billionaire selling ice cream, lemonade and fruit smoothies — all for less than $1. Zhang Hongchao and Zhang Hongfu, two brothers who founded China’s largest freshly

Beware of Li Kashing’s supersized value trap

From Chinese tech stocks to European defense shares, President Donald Trump’s second term seems to be lifting the world’s biggest value traps. One of the most prominent and

A Nasdaq meltdown, like China’s Big Tech in 2021?

After the Magnificent Seven’s 5% selloff Monday, global investors are reevaluating their faith in US exceptionalism. They’re asking whether the Nasdaq is just going through a minor correction,

China slams US tariffs, says there are no winners in a trade war

China will not yield to bullying and its economy can weather higher tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump and other challenges, the Chinese commerce minister said Thursday,

When even China markets start to ignore Trump

Is it the lull before the storm, or has the tempest lost its destructive power? China’s tech stock rally is remarkably resilient considering the blizzard of tariffs

DeepSeek and ‘Ne Zha 2’ are bringing back what Xi ignored

Confidence can be elusive. Even the most tenacious need a few wins from time to time, to cast away self doubt and believe in themselves again. This

A Chinese Alternative to the Magnificent Seven has arrived

A strong conviction trade is being shaken. As international stocks are outperforming this year, global investors are asking if their faith in US exceptionalism has gone too far. The

Hong Kong’s Cheng billionaires miss a gold ticket

The succession drama of Hong Kong’s billionaire Cheng family has been in the spotlight lately, largely because of its distressed real estate developer New World Development Co.

Four reasons to buy China tech, and one fatal snag

Chinese tech companies are suddenly hot. The Hang Seng Tech Index has soared 23% this year, far outpacing the Nasdaq 100’s 5.3% gain. Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.

David Tepper’s ‘Everything’ China trade has a new plot

The investing world has something new to think about this year: What to do when it’s becoming clear that China is pumping out products that consumers in the

China’s Mr. Big won’t cave in to Trump for nothing

President Xi Jinping has a nickname in China. Instead of calling him directly by name, people commonly use Da Da, or Mr. Big. After all, he is the

US exceptionalism is the only game in town

Investors naturally worry when a trade gets crowded. The dollar and US stocks have benefitted tremendously from recent global portfolio inflows. As of June 2023, the latest

This is how to divine China Vanke’s future

With about $5 billion in debt coming due this year, time is running out for China Vanke Co., the country’s largest privately-held real estate developer. Vanke has

Hong Kong-Dollar peg makes less sense than ever

Whenever the Federal Reserve turns more hawkish and the cost of dollar funding soars, debate over whether Hong Kong should change its currency’s peg resurfaces. The fixed exchange rate

Hong Kong-Dollar peg makes less sense than ever

Whenever the Federal Reserve turns more hawkish and the cost of dollar funding soars, debate over whether Hong Kong should change its currency’s peg resurfaces. The fixed exchange rate system

China Vanke’s year of reckoning has finally arrived

In China, no private enterprise is too big to fail, especially when market narratives change and a new industry dynamic takes shape. China Vanke Co., the country’s largest

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