ABE ORIGINALS | SEPTEMBER 26, 2026 The United States and China increasingly speak about artificial intelligence as if the future must be divided in two. Two semiconductor supply chains. Two technology ecosystems. Two sets of rules. Two competing ambitions to control the infrastructure behind the most important technological shift of this generation. Washington has restricted…
ABE NEWS | SEPTEMBER 25, 2026 The world of business spent this week confronting two realities at once. The first was exuberance. Artificial intelligence returned to the center of the market, pushing semiconductor companies higher, lifting the Nasdaq to a record and propelling AMD beyond a valuation once reserved for only the largest corporations on…
ABE NEWS | SEPTEMBER 18, 2026 This was the week when several assumptions underpinning the global economy became harder to defend. Investors who spent years waiting for cheaper money watched the Federal Reserve raise interest rates for the first time in more than three years. Japan pushed borrowing costs to their highest level…
ABE NEWS | SEPTEMBER 18, 2026 When Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in Washington next week, some of the most consequential people accompanying him may not be diplomats. Washington and Beijing are finalizing plans for a potential delegation of major Chinese business leaders to join Xi during his state visit, according to Reuters. Companies under…
ABE NEWS | September 14, 2026 For years, one of the biggest strategic conversations inside global business could be summarized in three words: Get out of China. Not completely, perhaps. But reduce the dependence. American tariffs made Chinese imports more expensive. The pandemic demonstrated how dangerous it could be to depend heavily on one…
ABE NEWS | September 12, 2026 For several years, the story surrounding Hong Kong’s financial centre seemed to be moving in only one direction. Bankers were leaving. Fund managers were relocating. International companies were reconsidering their presence. Families with substantial wealth were looking toward Singapore and Dubai. Political upheaval after the 2019 protests, Beijing’s imposition…
ABE NEWS | September 12, 2026 For years, Washington’s message to China’s auto industry has been remarkably clear: Chinese cars are not welcome in the United States. Tariffs have made imported Chinese electric vehicles prohibitively expensive. National-security rules targeting Chinese software and hardware have created another formidable barrier. Republicans and Democrats have increasingly treated China’s…
ABE NEWS | September 7, 2026 Germany’s industrial production unexpectedly fell in July, delivering another reminder that Europe’s largest economy is still struggling to produce a convincing industrial recovery despite stronger government spending and recent signs of improvement in manufacturing demand. Production declined 1.1% from June after seasonal and calendar adjustments, according to Germany’s…
ABE NEWS | September 6, 2026 China is moving to strengthen some of the most important institutions in its financial system through a coordinated $54 billion capital-raising programme, giving major state-owned banks and insurers additional financial firepower as Beijing tries to support an economy facing weaker investment, subdued borrowing demand and pressure on financial-sector profitability….
ABE NEWS | September 6, 2026 Jaguar Land Rover is preparing for a significant restructuring of its British operations as the luxury carmaker tries to cut £1.7 billion in costs over the next two years, confronting weaker sales, trade barriers and intensifying competition from Chinese manufacturers. The company has confirmed that it will open…
