At Shenzhen’s WeSemiBay Expo, Huawei-backed SiCarrier and SMEE spinoff Amies Technologies unveiled new chipmaking tools, EDA software, and EUV-grade materials, as China doubles down on semiconductor self-sufficiency.

D onald Trump has always talked tough about China. He returned to the White House in January gunning for a renewed trade war and demanding that Beijing suppress the illicit fentanyl trade, which kills tens of thousands of Americans each year. What he seems not to have planned for is the response: China is getting tough on Trump.

Beijing’s bid to pressure the president leaves US farmers without their biggest customer, just as harvest gets underway.

Donald Trump has said he does not think China will invade Taiwan because of the strength of the US military and his own relationship with Xi Jinping.

Ever since Mr Trump’s first small tranche of tariffs back in 2018, Chinese officials have repeated the same dictum. “If you want to fight, we’ll fight you to the end. If you want to talk, our door is wide open.” In practice China’s emphasis is shifting unmistakably towards fighting.

Earlier this month, President Trump threatened to impose an additional 100% tariff on imports from China starting next month.

By Anushree Mukherjee (Reuters) -Gold prices fell on Friday after notching a record high above the $4,300 an ounce level earlier in the session, after U.S. President Donald Trump said his proposed 100% tariff on goods from China would not be sustainable.

Moody's head of global private credit, Marc Pinto, said he doesn't see a banking crisis looming despite increased investor concern about the quality of certain bank loans. “When we dig deeper here and look to see if there’s a turn in the credit cycle,