Funds Continue Channeling Capital Into Chinese AI Companies Focus on the Innovative Potential of China’s AI Ecosystem Power Infrastructure Advantage and the Impact of U.S.

European Commission Notifies Google of Preliminary Findings for Alleged “DMA Breach” AI Overviews Drive Sharp Click-Through Declines, Accelerating “Zero-Click” Search and Deepening Fears of a Publisher Ecosystem Breakdown Trump Administration’s Retaliatory Tariff Warnings Collide With a Hardening EU Line, Intensifying U.S.-EU Trade Frictions

Policy rate cut by 25bp to 3.50–3.75% November private payrolls hit by ‘negative growth shock’ Aggressive rate cuts likely if chair is replaced The U.S.

Concerns Mount Over Higher Neutral Rate, Acceleration of Yen-Carry Unwinds Government Hit Directly as JGB Issuance Surpasses About $7.5 Trillion Real Wages Decline and Consumption Contracts, Economy Shrinks for First Time in Six Quarters Japan’s 10

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White House Pressure for Message Revision Concern Over Voter Backlash in Midterms if Cost-of-Living Issues Ignored Will Trump Adjust His Economic Narrative as Inflation Erodes Public Sentiment? Growing voices inside the White House are urging Presi

Booming Incomes, Assets, and Spending Among High Earners Low-Income Households Squeezed by Rates, Prices, and Delinquencies Asset Inequality Poised to Widen Further with Technological Change The U.S.

GS Retail Shuts Down Overseas Home Shopping Operations Decline of TV Viewership Accelerates “Home-Shopping Exodus” Consumers Turning to Live Commerce Channels Photo=GS Retail GS Retail has dra

Technical Bottlenecks in Humanoid Robotics Commercialization Hurdles Amidst Lofty Expectations Early-Stage Operational Structures Still Dependent on Human Oversight As humanoid robots equipped with artificial intelligence (AI) begin to

China Denounces Takaichi’s Remarks as Interference in Internal Affairs “China Retains Ample Retaliatory Measures Against Japan” Most Powerful Option Still on the Table: Rare-Earth Sanctions China has escalated its multidimensional retaliati

China–Japan Government Bond Yield Gap Nearing First-Ever Inversion China’s Production, Consumption, and Investment in Retreat Stimulus Measures Failing to Restore Momentum The yield spread between Chinese and Japanese government bonds h

Mass Exodus from Subscription Savings Accounts Surging Sale Prices, Tighter Regulations, and Escalating Point Competition Mortgage Caps Reduced, Making It a ‘Distant Story’ for Ordinary Households The housing

Musinsa Faces Growing Skepticism Over Its Elevated Valuation Top-line Expansion Continues, but Profitability Pressure Persists PER of 143 Times Far Outstrips Industry Average by Tenfold As Musinsa—often described as a heavyweight valued at

Rubio’s Signal: “Foreign Terrorist Organization” Designation Coming on the 24th Carrier Strike Group Deployment Seen as Pretext for Action Against Maduro Experts Warn of Guerrilla Warfare, Military Takeover, and Long-Term U.S.

A Chinese-invested Silicon Valley company used as the conduit Chips not used for military purposes—thus not subject to sanctions NVIDIA expands AI collaboration with Indonesia-based firms Despite stringent U.S.

Pacific as a Strategic Hub of Vast Critical Mineral Deposits China and Cook Islands Complete Joint Seabed Survey U.S.–Japan Sign Rare-Earth Mining and Processing Pact The Pacific is emerging as a new front in the U.S.–China contest over rare

Indonesia’s High-Speed Rail Project in Deficit Amid Unpaid Debt Thailand and Malaysia Cut Reliance on Chinese Loans Through Renegotiation ‘Debt Trap’ Allegations Mount as Developing Nations Default on Chinese Credit Indone

Senate Passes Stopgap Spending Bill, House Vote to Follow Prolonged Shutdown Deepens Exodus of Unpaid Federal Workers GDP Already Down 1.5%, Fourth-Quarter Contraction Likely The record-breaking 41-day federal government shutdown i

Conservative justices question legality of tariff policy Trump touts reshoring and anti-China effects Over half of Americans disapprove of his economic management U.S.

Aftermath of the Moon Administration’s ‘Zero Irregular Workers’ Policy Revenue up only 5%, while subsidiary service costs surge 88% Plunging profitability and declining global competitiveness Photo=Incheon Inter