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U.S. Greenlights Nvidia AI Chip Exports to China in Major Policy Shift
The Trump administration has formally approved the export of Nvidia’s H200 artificial intelligence chips to China, marking a significant shift in U.S. technology export...
China Ends 2025 With Record $1.2 Trillion Trade Surplus Despite Trump Tariff Shock
China closed 2025 with a record trade surplus of nearly $1.2 trillion, highlighting the resilience of its export-led growth model even as trade tensions...
Jerome Powell vs. Donald Trump: The Shocking New Fight Over the Fed
The news that Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is now the subject of a Justice Department criminal investigation, a move that follows persistent public...
The Question of Power: Who Governs Venezuela?
A small yet influential group of political and military leaders has been in control of Venezuela, supported by loyalists and security forces. This power...
How Trump’s Assertion of Raw Power Is Reshaping the Global Order
He has ousted Venezuela’s leadership, expressed desires to control its vast oil reserves, and issued military threats to other Latin American states. There are...
Why the Trump-Fed Feud Is the Economic Battle to Watch
Jerome Powell, the head of the U. S. Federal Reserve, is under a criminal investigation by the Justice Department for allegedly misleading Congress about...
China’s Dependence on Iranian Oil: Strategic Leverage and Exposure
China has emerged as the largest buyer of Iranian crude, importing more than 80% of Iran’s oil exports in 2025. This amounted to around...
Scramble for Supply: G7 Allies Seek to Break China’s Grip on Rare Earths
Growing geopolitical tensions and repeated export controls by Beijing have pushed rare earths and other critical minerals to the centre of global economic and...
Greenland Under Pressure: U.S. Lawmakers Move to Contain Trump’s Arctic Ambitions
Renewed tensions between Washington and Copenhagen have emerged after President Donald Trump once again raised the prospect of the United States taking control of...
Financial Brief: A Weekly Roundup on the Geopolitics of Money | Jan 13
EXECUTIVE TAKEAWAYS
This week revealed a financial system under direct political assault. The threat of indicting a Fed Chair isn't just a headline, it's a...