The US and China agree to a deal to lower tariffs for the next 90 days, a sign of easing tensions; the US plans to cut tariffs on Chinese goods from 145% to 30%
it's a mirage. We need real trade policies that lift up our communities, not tear them down. — www.nytimes.com/2025/05/12/b... Lindsay Beyerstein / @beyerstein : Trump removes gun from own head for...
Sources: China has quietly exempted from tariffs at least eight classifications of US-made microchips, as it seeks to exempt “irreplaceable” goods
duties paid are eligible for refunds Wency Chen / South China Morning Post : China said to waive retaliatory tariffs on some US chip imports in sign of trade war thaw Meaghan Tobin / New York Times : ...
China suspends exports of a wide range of rare earth minerals and magnets that are crucial for making semiconductors, robots, drones, cars, and other products
Trump thought they were playing chess but Xi was actually playing Uno. Reverse. Costa Samaras / @costasamaras.com : Last week, @stevenjdavis.bsky.social, @kencaldeira.com, colleagues published a big ...
Ontario Premier Doug Ford pauses retaliatory measures like “ripping up” the province's CA$100M Starlink contract, after Donald Trump delays US tariffs on Canada
#CanPoli #ONpoli — https://www.cbc.ca/... X: Justin Trudeau / @justintrudeau : I just had a good call with President Trump. [...] Proposed tariffs will be paused for at least 30 days while we work ...
The EU reaches a deal on the AI Act, one of the world's first comprehensive attempts to limit AI use, including in law enforcement and critical infrastructure
another set of rules that let them fine US big tech companies since there aren't any European ones. The law will require foundation models, including GPT & Gemini, to comply with transparency obligat...
Bank for International Settlements: crypto has amplified rather than reduced financial risks in less developed economies, offering only an “illusory” appeal
Currency's appeal as a low-cost solution for countries with high inflation is ‘illusory’, says BIS
SIA says chip companies proposed 40+ projects across the US worth ~$200B since 2020, as the US realizes that chips are now as central to modern economies as oil
Wall Street Journal : Tweets: @caitleg , @greg_ip , and @jchengwsj Tweets: Caitlin Legacki / @caitleg : Extremely thorough look at the importance of CHIPS over the next 50 years, including how @SecRa...
A look at India's $10B incentive scheme for chip makers, as some experts warn about its lack of hardware expertise and erratic transport and public utilities
The factories outside Chennai, in India's southern state of Tamil Nadu, are home to an array of global corporate names … Tweets: @jyots43 , @chicagobooth , @siddarthpaim , @btarunr , @d_jaishankar , @...
A look at the supply chain resilience myth, as efforts to replicate the chipmaking process inside single countries or regions reveal and exacerbate bottlenecks
Nikkei Asia : Tweets: @genemgrossman , @kizzy224 , @chengtingfang , @mtdtl , and @pstasiatech Tweets: Gene Grossman / @genemgrossman : A good explanation of why subsidies for reshoring chip productio...
A look at the supply chain resilience myth, as efforts to replicate the chipmaking process inside single countries or regions reveal and exacerbate bottlenecks
TAIPEI — In the sweltering Asia summertime of mid-June, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. urgently dispatched a team … Tweets: @genemgrossman , @kizzy224 , @pstasiatech , @chengtingfang , and @mt...