where sentiment has been weakening since about mid january on the lack of stimulus measures by the government. so after the last inflation numbers, so we could have an overreaction, but then again the trading restrictions being what they are right now it s very hard to play out the numbers especially with ten days of holidays coming up after tomorrow. yes. so what do you think the reaction from the chinese government is going to be then to these numbers that are worse than expected 7 i think because of the holiday period, they may be buying themselves a few days to think about what to do. it s really a demand side issue with them. as we saw with the alibaba earnings, people don t have the confidence right now to spend or take on debt. all of the measures we have seen so far have targeted the supply side, increasing loans, increasing liquidity. these are not enough. investors want to see some job creation type of investments, some reduction in some of the maybe the bureaucra
announcement, for example, the auto sector. volkswagen says that it auto sector. volkswagen says thatitis auto sector. volkswagen says that it is monitoring the situation and is ready to take measures together with its partners if necessary. these key metals are important research for automotive parts and pay a role in future autonomous cars. these two metals are also crucial to make semiconductors. taiwan s worlds largest contract chip maker says it doesn t expect any direct impact on its production. despite the statement, the shares plunged almost 3% in trading in taiwan, over concerns of intentions growing tensions, and the us secretary s visit to beijing. a top chinese trade adviser says that this is just the start, sending a not so subtle message to the americans just before the counterparts are sat down face to face in beijing for the first time since the covid pandemic. still staying on the topic of those rare earths export limits earlier i spoke with shihoko goto
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