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‘Missing witness’ who accuses Biden of China corruption charged with being China agent

Gal Luft charged in absentia with arms trafficking, violations of sanctions on Iran and making false statements

The Guardian - US

Crude Rallies on Chinese Economic Stimulus Reports

August WTI crude oil (CLQ23 ) this morning is up +1.67 (+2.29%), and Aug RBOB gasoline (RBQ23 ) is up +4.52 (+1.76%). Crude oil and gasoline prices this morning are moving higher, with crude posting a 5-week high and gasoline posting a 2-week high. A slump in the dollar index...

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Could China Cause a Rare Earth Panic?

Rare Earth Metals have unusual fluorescent, conductive, and magnetic properties. China dominates the worldwide market for rare earth minerals, with 60% of global production and 85% of processing capacity. The rare earth minerals are critical inputs in semiconductors.

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Markets Today: Stocks Gain on Chinese Property Support and Lower Bond Yields

Morning Markets September E-Mini S&P 500 futures (ESU2 3) this morning are up +0.15%, and Sep Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQU2 3) are up +0.19%. U.S. stock index futures this morning are moderately higher on carryover support from a rally in Chinese stocks after authorities in China stepped up relief...

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China’s New Office for Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Has Its First Head

Xia Baolong chaired a meeting on Tuesday of the recently created body overseeing the two special administrative regions, according to a government statement

Caixin Global

What’s causing China’s deflation crisis?

China’s economy is teetering on the brink of a deflation crisis as its recovery from the pandemic stalls.

The Week

China says its foreign minister is ill. A senior diplomat will take his place at ASEAN

Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang is ill and the country's senior diplomat will take his place at a two-day summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations this week in Jakarta, Indonesia

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Australia ‘concerned’ by China-Solomon Islands policing deal

Australia urges the nations to publish details of the police deal which it says will ‘invite further regional contest’.

Al Jazeera

Stocks Move Higher Before the Open as Investors Weigh Fed Comments, U.S. CPI Looms

September S&P 500 futures (ESU23) are up +0.10%, and September Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQU23) are up +0.13% this morning after three major U.S. benchmark indices ended the regular session higher as investors digested remarks from several Federal Reserve officials while awaiting the release of Wednesday’s consumer price index data…

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Stocks Muted Before the Open as Investors Weigh Fed Comments, U.S. CPI Looms

September S&P 500 futures (ESU23) are down -0.04%, and September Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQU23) are up +0.07% this morning after three major U.S. benchmark indices ended the regular session higher as investors digested remarks from several Federal Reserve officials while awaiting the release of Wednesday’s consumer price index data…

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China's auto sales rise 8.8% in first half of 2023, but growth is fading as economy cools

An industry group says China’s auto sales rose 8.8% over a year earlier in the first half of 2023 as electric vehicle purchases surged

The Independent UK

TikTok executive admits Australian users’ data accessed by employees in China

Head of data security Will Farrell tells parliamentary committee Australian data accessible ‘on a very strict basis’

The Guardian - AU

Solomon Islands signs policing pact with China

The pact between the two countries is likely to raise concerns among the South Pacific island's traditional partners including Australia, New Zealand and the United States.

WEKU

Indonesia warns nuclear weapons put Southeast Asia a 'miscalculation away' from a catastrophe

Indonesia’s top diplomat is warning of the threat posed by nuclear weapons, saying that Southeast Asia is “one miscalculation away from apocalypse” and pressing for world powers to sign a treaty to keep the region free from such arms

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China signs pact with Solomon Islands to boost cooperation on 'law enforcement and security matters'

The Solomon Islands has signed an agreement to boost cooperation with China on law enforcement and security matters in a move likely to raise concerns among the South Pacific island's traditional partners

Caixin Global

Shanghai Composite Index Rose 0.55% on Tuesday

Shenzhen Component Index closed up 0.78%

Evening Standard

US think tank chief charged with acting as Chinese agent

The leader of a US think tank has been charged with acting as an unregistered agent of China, as well as seeking to broker the sale of weapons and Iranian oil, according to federal prosecutors.

Al Jazeera

World Population Day: What will the world look like in 2050?

By 2050, after India and China, Nigeria is expected to become the world’s third most populous nation.

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The Independent UK

‘Whistleblower’ who accused Bidens of corruption is charged with arms trafficking and violating Iran sanctions

Republicans allege that indicted arms trafficker Gal Luft has evidence of corruption on the part of President Biden

Bangkok Post

Shipments to China forecast to grow 1%

Despite China's slow economic recovery, the Commerce Ministry still expects Thai exports to the mainland to eke out 1% growth this year to US$3.47 billion.

The Guardian - AU

Crocodile euthanised after attack on man at NT swimming spot – as it happened

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Caixin Global

China’s Car Sales Slow as Price War Disrupts Market

Passenger vehicle sales may be slightly up from a year ago, but figures are still lower than the same period in 2021, new industry data shows

Fortune

As the West battles inflation, for China ‘the risk is persistent deflation.’ Here’s why it could be a disaster for the world’s second largest economy

EY’s chief economist, Gregory Daco, tells Fortune to look at Japan: Elevated debt and a deflationary environment is “the worst of both worlds.”

Barchart

Crude Prices Slide on Global Energy Demand Concerns

August WTI crude oil (CLQ23 ) on Monday closed down -0.87 (-1.18%), and Aug RBOB gasoline (RBQ23 ) closed down -1.97 (-0.76%). Crude oil and gasoline prices Monday settled moderately lower. Concerns that a slowdown in China's economy will crimp its energy demand weighed on crude prices Monday. Also, comments...

The Independent UK

Deadly flooding hits several countries, scientists said this will be increasingly common

Lethal flooding has simultaneously hit India, Japan, China, Turkey and the U.S. Northeast

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