Asia-Pacific stock markets ended the week in negative territory as escalating tensions between Israel and Iran rattled investor sentiment across the region. Even as a temporary US-China trade truce brought some relief, the geopolitical uncertainty surrounding the Middle East took center stage,

In a major signal of de-escalation, U.S. President Donald Trump announced that the steep 145% tariffs currently imposed on Chinese imports would soon be “substantially reduced.” The move is being seen as a significant pivot in the trajectory of the long-running U.S.-China trade war, raising hopes for renewed economic cooperation between the two global giants. […]

In the aftermath of the U.S.–China trade war, public discourse has focused on tariffs, deficits, and decoupling. But beneath the headlines lies a more revealing truth: the very companies that pushed American manufacturing offshore have profited enormously—untouched by tariffs, shielded from taxation, and unbothered by the inflation they helped trigger. This white paper