China released an official report on Thursday stating that Japan “may already have produced weapons-grade plutonium in secret” and “has the technological and economic capabilities to achieve nuclear armament in a short period of time”. The report assessing Japan’s nuclear threat cited former US president Joe Biden’s direct message to Chinese President Xi Jinping that Japan had the capacity to have...
China released an official report on Thursday stating that Japan “may already have produced weapons-grade plutonium in secret” and “has the technological and economic capabilities to achieve nuclear armament in a short period of time”. The report assessing Japan’s nuclear threat cited former US president Joe Biden’s direct message to Chinese President Xi Jinping that Japan had the capacity to have nuclear weapons “virtually overnight”. Biden first disclosed the information in an interview with...
China’s multitrillion-yuan high-cost personal lending market is showing signs of strain, as regulators move to rein in interest rates. The move comes as large numbers of borrowers remain burdened by high-interest debt. Industry insiders warn that pushing rates lower could roil the sector, squeeze margins and choke off a crucial source of funding for riskier borrowers.
China’s multitrillion-yuan high-cost personal lending market is showing signs of strain, as regulators move to rein in interest rates. The move comes as large numbers of borrowers remain burdened by high-interest debt. Industry insiders warn that pushing rates lower could roil the sector, squeeze margins and choke off a crucial source of funding for riskier borrowers.
格隆汇1月9日｜瑞银分析师Reinout De Bock预测，2026年美国有息债券（即国库券和债券）的发行总额可能升至4.497万亿美元，较2025年增加1000亿美元。该策略师表示，有息债券的供应在接下来的两个再融资季度应保持稳定，随后将适度增加。受赤字上升影响，2026年下半年美债发行规模预计将有所扩大，且主要集中在2至10年期的中期国债。Reinout 指出，瑞银预计2至10年期国债将占2...
格隆汇1月9日｜瑞银分析师Reinout De Bock预测，2026年美国有息债券（即国库券和债券）的发行总额可能升至4.497万亿美元，较2025年增加1000亿美元。该策略师表示，有息债券的供应在接下来的两个再融资季度应保持稳定，随后将适度增加。受赤字上升影响，2026年下半年美债发行规模预计将有所扩大，且主要集中在2至10年期的中期国债。Reinout 指出，瑞银预计2至10年期国债将占2026年发行总额的75%以上，而20年期和30年期长期国债在总发行量中的比例将略有下降，这与近期趋势保持一致。
The Russian Oreshnik ballistic missile that hit the Ukrainian city of Lviv carried no explosives and hit nothing of military value, implying it was meant to coerce rather than inflict major damage. The missile struck residential areas in Lviv late on Thursday, Ukrainian officials said. There were no casualties, though critical infrastructure was damaged, Lviv Mayor Andriy Sadovyi said in a video a...
The Russian Oreshnik ballistic missile that hit the Ukrainian city of Lviv carried no explosives and hit nothing of military value, implying it was meant to coerce rather than inflict major damage. The missile struck residential areas in Lviv late on Thursday, Ukrainian officials said. There were no casualties, though critical infrastructure was damaged, Lviv Mayor Andriy Sadovyi said in a video address. When Russia hit Ukraine with another Oreshnik in 2024, it first notified the US — which has satellites that can spot missile launches anywhere on Earth — to prevent the attack from being misidentified as a nuclear strike. It was not immediately clear whether Russia also followed that protocol on Thursday. The empty warheads, the fact that the missile was launched from the Kapustin Yar test range in Russia, and that it didn’t hit a military target implies it is being used as a weapon of terror or pressure, said Mick Ryan, a retired Australian Army general and a senior fellow at the Lowy Institute “It is a tool of strategic coercion, aimed at the Trump administration, European governments and Ukraine,” Ryan said. “Putin has had a few losses lately - he needs to show Russians and other authoritarian nations that Russia is still a winner.” Russia is irritated by US-Ukraine progress on security guarantees and has a small window to act given its growing economic woes, said a European diplomat, who asked not to be identified because of the sensitivity of the issue. The Russian Defense Ministry said its attack was a response to an alleged attempted Ukrainian strike against a residence of President Vladimir Putin . US national security officials doubt Russia’s claims, and a CIA assessment found no such attack attempt against Putin had occurred. Ukraine denied it attempted to strike the residence. Oreshnik is unique in that it can carry non-nuclear multiple independently targetable re-entry vehicles — heat-shielded warheads that are dropped from space. They are not precise be...