Key Points Background Waymo, a leader in the robotaxi industry with over 250,000 weekly trips in cities like San Francisco, Phoenix, Los Angeles, and Austin, [more…]
Key Points Background The State and Local Tax (SALT) deduction allows taxpayers to deduct state and local taxes from their federal income, capped at $10,000 [more…]
Key Points BackgroundSeveral Chinese cities have recently suspended car-buying subsidies, part of a trade-in program to boost sales of electric and fuel-efficient vehicles. This pause, [more…]
Key Points Background Pan Gongsheng, Governor of the People’s Bank of China (PBOC), recently shared his vision for a future global monetary system during a [more…]
Key Points BackgroundChina has a consumer goods trade-in subsidy scheme to boost domestic consumption, allocating 300 billion yuan for subsidies on items like cars and [more…]
Key Points Background Deutsche Pfandbriefbank AG (PBB), a German bank specializing in real estate financing, recently announced it’s winding down its US business, which made [more…]
Key Points Background The Trump administration recently approved the merger between US Steel and Nippon Steel, but with a condition: the US government gets a [more…]
Key Points Growing Demand for AI Power The rapid expansion of AI technologies is increasing electricity demand, with data centers projected to consume over 1,000 [more…]
Key Points Background The Federal Reserve (Fed) is holding its June 2025 meeting on June 17-18, and its decision, announced later today, will impact expectations [more…]
Key Points BOJ’s Decision The BOJ has decided to maintain its short-term policy rate at 0.5%, showing no change in interest rates. It also plans [more…]