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Cutting the food consumption tax to 1% to create an annual revenue shortfall of $29.9 billion Yen-selling pressure fueled by fiscal instability and rising government bond yields BOJ tightening bias intensifies as yen weakness drives up import prices

China counters Western “overcapacity” claims with market-economy logic Automation and supply-chain clustering underscore genuine manufacturing competitiveness U.S.

Widening Attack-Defense Cost Gap Created by Low-Cost, Mass-Produced Drones Intensifying War of Attrition in Russia’s Rear Areas Through Saturation Strikes and Dispersed Operations Rapid Growth in Global Military Drone Market Shifts the Center of Gravity in Modern Warfare

U.S. imposes 10–12.5% tariffs on 60 economies under forced-labor rationale China maintains existing countermeasures against U.S. while signaling further retaliation Escalating reprisals could blunt tariff impact by weighing on U.S.

Property downturn weakens both land-finance revenues and household wealth foundations State capital and policy finance deployed to build equity-market-centred capital circulation Stock-market boom coexists with real-economy stagnation, exposing limits of the growth transition

Google launches lightweight AI models focused on reducing operating costs OpenAI and Anthropic also prioritize cost efficiency as the token-maxxing era fades AI tokenomics reshapes the market while low-cost Chinese models gain ground

LCH Adds Offshore Renminbi-Denominated Chinese Government Bonds to Eligible Collateral Trade Settlement Lays the Foundation for Renminbi Internationalization Renminbi Financial Ecosystem Expands into Global Capital-Market Infrastructure London’

Issuance and reserve-asset rules established under the GENIUS Act Stablecoin demand linked to U.S.

The “Export Boom Paradox” as Margins Collapse Despite Rising Orders Policy Financing Helps Absorb Losses as Firms Expand Overseas Market Share A Protracted War of Attrition Squeezing Manufacturing Bases in South Korea, Germany and Japan China’s man

Private-market valuation surpasses $1.2 trillion AI model market increasingly shifts toward Chinese providers Widening gap between corporate valuation and market competitiveness U.S.

Rafale's limitations in scalability and modernization highlighted as fifth- and sixth-generation fighters proliferate Latecomer South Korea's KF-21 still faces a difficult path into the export market Combat experience and multirole capabilities remain the ultimate differentiators

Guangzhou Futures Exchange opens lithium futures and options to overseas miners and battery makers Beijing accelerates efforts to attract foreign capital by linking physical supply chains with derivatives markets U.S.

Asymmetric wars of attrition testing U.S.

Canada prioritizes NATO interoperability and Arctic security over operational certainty South Korea's proven platform and rapid delivery timeline fall short Continued reliance on German propulsion technology exposes remaining technological limitations

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'Coupang Discrimination' Report Alleges Bias Against U.S. Technology Firm Coupang Narrative Dominates Report as Lobbying Spending Draws Scrutiny White House Joins Dispute, Voices Public Concern Over South Korean Sanctions The U.S.

SK hynix Nears Completion of Nasdaq Listing Process Proceeds to Be Concentrated on EUV and Advanced Packaging Investments ADS Structure Expected to Expand Access for U.S.

Meta AI Executive: "AI Is Not Meant to Replace Humans but Serve as an Economic Partner" Real-World Industry Evaluations Confirm Strength in Repetitive Tasks, Limitations in Specialized Work Rising Enterprise Costs Prompt Strategic Reassessment of AI Deployment

Introduction of a molten steel origin verification system to block circumvention imports of Chinese steel Tighter steel trade controls amid China's overcapacity and expanding low-cost exports Difficulty distinguishing locally produced steel from transshipped cargo complicates anti-circumvention enforcement