Samsung SDI posted its largest quarterly loss in nine years as battery demand weakened and U.S. tariffs weighed on results, with revenue down 22.5% and operating losses widening sharply in Q3.
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Samsung SDI Hit Hard by Slowing Battery Demand—Quarterly Loss Largest in Nine Years (Comprehensive)
Samsung SDI posted its largest quarterly loss in nine years as battery demand weakened and U.S. tariffs weighed on results, with revenue down 22.5% and operating losses widening sharply in Q3.
South Korea's government has halved its 2025 GDP growth forecast to 0.9%, citing weak domestic demand and U.S. tariff risks, while inflation is expected at 2.0% and exports to rise just 0.2%.
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Government Slashes 2025 Growth Forecast by Half—'1.8%→0.9%'
South Korea's government has halved its 2025 GDP growth forecast to 0.9%, citing weak domestic demand and U.S. tariff risks, while inflation is expected at 2.0% and exports to rise just 0.2%.
Exports Rise 0.8% Year-on-Year in January–July—Semiconductors Hit Record High, Autos and Petrochemicals Struggle
South Korea’s exports rose 0.8% year-on-year to $395.5 billion in January–July 2025, with semiconductors hitting a record high despite weakness in autos and petrochemicals amid global trade headwinds.
United States Imposes Sweeping New Tariffs on Dozens of Countries, Doubling Duties on India.
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United States Imposes Sweeping New Tariffs on Dozens of Countries, Doubling Duties on India
China’s July Exports Rise 7.2% Despite US Tariffs, Beating Market Expectations (Update)
China’s exports rose 7.2% year-on-year in July, beating forecasts despite US tariffs, as robust shipments to the EU and ASEAN offset a sharp decline in US-bound exports.
China's Q2 GDP growth beat expectations at 5.2% despite US tariffs, but domestic demand and retail sales remained weak; global markets saw mixed signals as Japan's bond yields hit multi-decade highs and the EU announced major retaliatory tariffs against the US.
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[Morning Major International Financial News]China's Q2 GDP Grows 5.2% Despite US Tariffs—Domestic Demand Remains Weak (Comprehensive)
China's Q2 GDP growth beat expectations at 5.2% despite US tariffs, but domestic demand and retail sales remained weak; global markets saw mixed signals as Japan's bond yields hit multi-decade highs and the EU announced major retaliatory tariffs against the US.
Africa: Trump Tariffs Halt Salt Exports to U.S. ...Namibia Turns to Africa: [New Era] Walvis Bay -- Walvis Bay Salt Holdings has strengthened its foot hold in Africa after shifting away from the United States (US) market following fresh tariffs introduced earlier this year by US president Donald Trump.
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FX swap points in South Korea declined across most tenors, led by the one-year, as US tariff actions and rising Treasury yields fueled risk aversion in the market.
> A piece in the Financial Times calculated the expected inflationary impact of Trump’s tariffs and the measures taken in retaliation…
> Japan: -0.6%
India: -0.7%
China: -0.7%
> South Korea: -0.4%
> USA: +5.5%
Canada: +2%
Mexico: +0.8%
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Roaming Charges: Welcome to the Machine
Trump and Rubio would have deported Tom Paine for writing seditious pamphlets as a "citizen of the world" and not the US. As it was, Paine died a pariah in the country he did so much to liberate, condemned as a heretic and Jacobin. Only six people attended his funeral in New York City, and the great radical essayist William Cobbett felt compelled to sail over to the States, dig up his bones, and take them back to the UK because the US had betrayed Paine's vision for the country and its own revolution.
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