What’s going on? The US and China reached a new agreement on rare earth minerals. What does this mean? Why should I care? The bigger picture: Green is back Zooming out: Missing you, export Content source: 1. Finimize (2025) Medium Rare. https://finimize.com/content/medium-rare [Accessed on Jun 28, 2025]
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Ep 85: Year Of The Rat
What’s Going On Here? New data confirmed that the Chinese economy was fastened in 2019 – but shrewd investors might hope it’ll scurry ahead during the upcoming Year of the Rat. What Does This Mean? China’s economy grew 6.1% in 2019: its weakest year since 1990. It blames trade war with the US, and as tensions…
Ep 74: Out Of The Frying Pan
What’s Going On Here? Germany surprised economists by revealing its economy actually grew in the third quarter – but with weak economic data out of China, investors might worry Germany’s still headed for the fire. What Does This Mean? An ongoing effect of the US-China trade war is weaker economic growth than there otherwise would be, as purchases get deferred and…
Ep 56: Trump will raise tariff rates on Chinese goods
Long story short President Donald Trump says the U.S. will hike tariffs on most imports from China as his trade war with Beijing escalates. The U.S. will raise duties on $250 billion in Chinese goods to 30% from 25% and increase tariffs on another $300 billion in products to 15% from 10%. Earlier, China announced…
Ep 52: Huawei unveils its rival to Android: Harmony
What’s going on here? Huawei has finally unveiled its own operating system, a move that could help shield the smartphone maker from the escalating US-China trade war. What does that mean? The reveal of Harmony OS comes months after Huawei was placed on a US trade blacklist that barred American firms from selling tech and software…
Ep 46: Chin Up, China
What’s Going On Here? China’s economy grew 6.2% in the second quarter of 2019 versus a year before (its slowest rate since the end of the Cold War). What Does This Mean? While the growth rate was in line with economists’ expectations and with China’s target of 6-6.5% for 2019 as a whole – a close inspection of the…
Ep 32: Cloak And Dagger
What’s Going On Here? The US reported that China’s April holdings of American government bonds were at their lowest level in two years. Investors pondered whether the decline was in retaliation to ongoing trade tariffs. What Does This Mean? China owns almost 1/3 of all US debt held outside America. (China likes Uncle Sam’s bonds: they’re low-risk since the US can always print more…
Ep 29: The Art of the Deal
What’s going on here? New signs emerged that the trade war is dragging down the global economy. The International Energy Agency cut its projection for energy demand this year by 100,000 barrels to 1.2 million barrels per day, citing the “worsening trade outlook” as a “common theme across all regions”; China reported the slowest growth…
Journal Report 0: US-China Trade War
What? Simply put, it’s US & China constantly imposing tariffs on each other’s goods. Why? POWER Purely defensive measures Trump claims that trillions of dollars Americans transfer overseas (as a result of yearly trade deficits), instead of being invested in the U.S., are used by those countries to buy America’s assets; that raises the scenario that foreigners can buy…
Ep 15: Slow And Slower
What’s going on? The International Monetary Fund (IMF) cut its forecast for China’s economic growth The rest of the world is still waiting nervously… What does this mean? The world: The World Bank lowered its forecasts for global economic growth before that – citing the key reason is the ongoing trade war between the US and China. China comprises 1/3 of global growth, so a slowing Chinese economy reduces the…
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