US Envoy: Nvidia Affair Shows US Should Stay 'Diligent' on China
Yvonne Man, David Ingles, Monica Hsiao, Zino Helmlinger, Chris Phelan, David Perdue, Stephen Engel, Balaj Penn, Anthony Stevens, Juliana Liu, Xie Feng, Jill Deas, April Hong, Kirk Boudry
US inflation data and Fed signals for a potential 50 basis point hike have reshaped interest rate expectations while triggering market volatility in the AI sector, exemplified by Anthropic's historic valuation targets and NVIDIA's $1.7 trillion capitalization decline. Amidst these financial shifts, US and Chinese leaders confirmed upcoming high-level meetings to de-risk trade relations despite ongoing enforcement of China's supply chain controls and the national security implications of the NVIDIA espionage scandal. Regional markets reacted with a divergence between semiconductor gains in Japan and Taiwan against rate-sensitive downturns in China, even as strategists warn of looming debt sustainability risks and cooling AI growth rates.