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A looming TikTok ban could affect the millions of small businesses that use the short-video social media app to grow their business

US China trade war is intensifying as we speak, and this situation may deteriorate in the coming months, based on the upcoming US President Donald Trump's plans to impose as much as 25% tariffs on products manufactured in China.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The U.S. dollar is entering the new year on a high—and most signs point to more strength ahead.

Shenzhen Skyworth Digital Technology Co is inking a joint venture (JV) with home grown television manufacturer and seller, Super Plastronics, to relaunch Philips televisions in the country, as per two industry executives.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. SINGAPORE—China isn’t satisfied with becoming the world’s dominant maker of electric vehicles. It wants the chips inside to be Chinese-made too.

China has reported its factory activity expanded at a slower pace in December, despite recent stimulus measures and in the face of increasing trade risks

As the Quad grouping celebrates its 20th anniversary, the member nations—India, the United States, Japan, and Australia—have reaffirmed their commitment to fostering a free, open, and peaceful Indo-Pacific. With tensions rising due to China’s growing military assertiveness in the region, the Quad members pledged to intensify their efforts in maintaining regional stability. This renewed commitment comes at a crucial time, as India is set to host the next Quad Leaders’ Summit in the latter half of 2025, marking a significant milestone in the partnership’s evolution.

China has awarded a range of civil servants across the nation their first significant pay rise in years, according to people familiar with the matter, as policymakers try to boost morale and spur spending.

«And if you look at the expectation and the probabilities of further rate cuts in the US, there is only an expectation of another 25 basis points cut in the next six months,» says Punita Kumar Sinha, Pacific Paradigm Advisors. A very interesting point that you made there that a couple of these MNCs now are actually looking to delist in some of the other geographies and make way for the India entry. But this particular year has been quite robust in terms of the new IPOs entering into the markets and the new companies entering into the Indian markets. But what I wanted to know is that what is keeping FIIs back from investing in coming ahead and putting the money in the Indian markets? And what can actually be changed in the overall environment to get these FIIs back into the Indian markets? What is your take on that? Punita Kumar Sinha: Well, as I said, the perception was or has been created across the world is that India is an expensive market and the valuations in India are much higher than the rest of the world, which has kept some of the foreign investors a little bit on the sidelines.

India made it to the high table of clean energy superpowers with installed capacity crossing 200 gigawatts and projections of investment doubling to over USD 32 billion in 2025. According to the International Energy Agency, India's annual renewable capacity additions through 2030 are expected to increase more quickly than any other major economy, including China. It seeks India's capacity addition more than quadrupling from 15 GW in 2023 to 62 GW in 2030. By the end of 2024, its installed capacity touched 205 GW.

America First policies emphasise local production, reducing reliance on imports and imposing tariffs on foreign goods. Trump fired a warning shot at India recently. “If they tax us, we tax them the same amount… The word reciprocal is important because if somebody charges us… if India charges us 100%, do we charge them nothing for the same?”

2025 holds great opportunities for the markets and investors and definitely promises to be a very eventful year with Donald Trump at the helm as he has the mandate to take decisions which no US President has taken in the last 50 years, Aamar Deo Singh, Senior Vice President-Equity, Commodity & Currency at Angel One said. Trump’s 'MAGA' policy is expected to hurt China while benefiting India, he opines. Excerpts:

“With the continued momentum in the markets, we now project that equity raised through IPOs will cross Rs 2 lakh crore in the year 2025 as mentioned in our Calendar year report,” says Mahavir Lunawat, MD, Pantomath Group. In an interview with ETMarkets, Lunawat said: “In 2025, sectors like Consumer Technology, Telecommunications, Financial Services, Electric Vehicles, Healthcare, Logistics, new-age tech startups and Manufacturing are set to dominate IPO activity, driven by favorable market conditions and policy support,” Edited excerpts: How has the Indian IPO market managed to outperform global markets, especially those in the US, Japan, and China?

Oil prices rose in early trade on Tuesday after data showed China's manufacturing activity expanded in December, but for a second consecutive year oil was on track to end lower due to demand concerns in top consuming countries. Brent crude futures rose 47 cents, or 0.7%, to $74.46 a barrel as of 0130 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude gained 49 cents, also 0.7%, to $71.48 a barrel. For the year, Brent declined 3.2%, while WTI was down 0.6%.

technology sector extended losses on Wall Street for a third session. Australian stocks fell about 0.7% in early trade Tuesday, with futures also pointing to a downbeat open in Hong Kong. A gauge of regional equities is set for its first quarterly loss this year. US contracts edged lower in Asia, following declines for both the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq 100.

Jake Auchincloss recently criticized the opposition of US President- elect Donald Trump to the TikTok ban while suggesting that it stems from two primary factors that is the ego of Donald Trump and another is the potential influence from his inner circle, reported The Hill. Recent reports have revealed that US President- elect Donald Trump has asked the Supreme Court to delay the potential ban on TikTok which was all set to take place on the date of January 19, just before his inauguration.