US-China trade war escalates: Beijing bans export of Gallium, key chipmaking components – Times of India

China bans exports of gallium, germanium, antimony to US (Picture credit: Reuters) China on Tuesday imposed a ban on the export of critical minerals, including gallium, germanium, and antimony, to the United States in retaliation against Washington’s crackdown on Beijing’s semiconductor industry. The move, announced by China’s ministry of commerce, is the latest in the…

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JPMorgan abandons its recommendation to buy China stocks – Times of India

JPMorgan Chase & Co abandoned its buy recommendation for Chinese stocks, citing heightened volatility around the upcoming US elections in addition to growth headwinds and tepid policy support. China was downgraded to neutral from overweight in the bank’s emerging markets allocation, strategists led by Pedro Martins wrote in a note Wednesday. The potential for another…

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