Month: April 2025

Gulf Petrochemical Giants Face $15B Hit from New Green Tariffs

Europe’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) has emerged as an unexpected threat to the Gulf’s 180 billion petrochemical industry, with analysts projecting 15 billion in annual

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Yuan in Freefall: PBOC Intervenes as Trump Tariffs Trigger 2% Currency Plunge

The Chinese yuan suffered its sharpest one-day decline in three years Thursday, plummeting 2% against the U.S. dollar as markets reacted to President Trump’s proposed

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Levi’s Digital Transformation Pays Off: DTC Sales Now 48% of Revenue

Levi Strauss’s aggressive digital transformation has reached a watershed moment, with direct-to-consumer (DTC) channels now accounting for 48% of total revenue—up from 42% last year.

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Trade War Fallout: U.S. LNG Producers Face $12B Hit as China Rejects Cargoes

The U.S. liquefied natural gas industry is confronting its worst crisis since the shale revolution as China’s retaliatory tariffs threaten to unravel a web of

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Trade War Jitters Continue to Roil Oil Markets Despite 1% Rebound

The global oil market resembled a pendulum this week, swinging from multi-year lows to a tentative recovery as traders grappled with conflicting signals about the

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Trade War Fears Rise as China Warns of ‘Forceful Response’ to Trump’s 50% Tariff Plan

The specter of another U.S.-China trade war looms large as Beijing issues a sharp warning against former President Donald Trump’s proposal to impose 50% tariffs

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Samsung’s AI Ambitions Stumble: Chip Yield Issues Cost $1.2B in Q1 Opportunities

Samsung’s roadmap to challenge Nvidia and SK Hynix in AI chips hit major roadblocks last quarter, with: AI Chip Failures: 40% lower HBM3 production yields

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How Smart Money Is Hedging: 15% Portfolio Allocation to Yen/Franc Urged Ahead of Election

BlackRock and PIMCO are advising clients to allocate up to 15% of portfolios to Japanese yen and Swiss franc assets as “tariff insurance” before November’s

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Ackman’s Comments Trigger ‘Trump Risk’ Repricing: S&P Futures, Defense Stocks Tumble

1. Immediate Market Impact: Pre-market moves: S&P 500 futures down 0.6%, Nasdaq -0.9% as tech stocks react to potential H-1B visa restrictions. Defense sector hit:

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Weekend Crypto Wipeout: $420M in Liquidations Hit Overleveraged Traders

A brutal Sunday evening for cryptocurrency traders saw $420 million in long positions liquidated across major exchanges, with Bitcoin’s sudden 8% drop catching many retail

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