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Indonesia oversupply will further tighten world nickel
The nickel market will be under pressure from oversupply and from its environmental unfriendliness into the 2030s
InternationalUltra-low China CPI alters domestic and world dynamics
Persistent low inflation in China poses both domestic and global challenges
InternationalFirmer manufacturing guards against global recession
The manufacturing PMIs show that performance divides between US/Europe and within Europe and Asia are widening
InternationalChina’s economic targets will get trickier to achieve
The economic targets for this year are unchanged from 2023 and innovation has replaced consumption as the top priority
ChinaClimate challenge of tech to gain wider attention
Growing corporate attention is shifting to the energy demand and climate footprint of technology sectors
InternationalUpward trend in China’s industrial profits to persist
The profits of China’s industrial firms rose in the first months of the year
ChinaEU-US economic divergence will persist if not widen
March euro-area confidence rose, within pessimistic territory, while US confidence stagnated within optimistic territory
EUGeopolitics of AI technical standards will heat up
Technical standards for artificial intelligence (AI) will emerge slowly but geopolitical rifts over it will be intense
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