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International Economics

Europe Lays Plans to Extract China’s Battery Know-How

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There’s a little bit of “What goes around comes around” behind Europe’s latest industrial policy initiative.

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International Economics

China’s Trade Surplus Closing in on $1 Trillion, Bolstering Trump’s Tariff Pledge

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Just in time for Trump 2.0, China is on pace for history’s first $1 trillion trade surplus by a single nation, according to Bloomberg.

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Advisor Upside

Citi Targets Active ETFs in Europe

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Through its white label platform, the bank hopes to be a dominant force in Europe’s growing active ETF market.

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Big Tech

AI Started a New Storm in Geopolitics

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As the AI market matures, there is a stark realization in public sectors elsewhere that this is America’s AI world.

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Big Tech

Booking.com Hates That Europe Says It’s Big Tech

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Booking.com is officially a member of Big Tech. At least, according to the European Union’s Digital Markets Act.

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International Economics

Europe’s Disruptive Election Rocked the Region’s Markets

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Europe’s various far-right parties increased their control of the EU’s parliament to 25% from the roughly 20% since elections in 2019.

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Healthcare

Moderna Pins Hopes on Combined Flu and Covid Jab

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A recent trial showed its new 2-for-1 injection was more effective on both illnesses than existing individual shots.

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Electric Vehicles

Volvo Looks to Skirt Chinese EV Tariffs by Moving Production to Belgium

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The EU has a 10% tariff on EVs imported from China, but it could soon increase to 25% or 30%.

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Consumer

Irish Fast-Food Upstart Keeps Sticking it to McDonald’s

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The world’s largest fast food chain lost its “Big Mac” trademark for chicken sandwiches following a European Union court ruling.

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Industrials

Airbus Races to Complete Aircraft Sale to China Before Politics Gets Involved

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Beijing is reportedly unhappy with the prospect of an EU tariff on EVs, and is considering retaliatory tariffs on the EU’s aviation industry.

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Electric Vehicles

Chinese Carmakers Face Potential EU Tariff Hike. Most Don’t Look Too Scared.

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One market research firm said even duties in the range of 15%-30% won’t keep most of the country’s carmakers out of Europe.

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Social Media

EU Hits Meta With Yet Another Child Welfare Investigation

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The threat posed by Europe’s new law might have more power to punish Meta than what it’s previously dealt with.

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International Economics

Europe Wants to Fix Its Widening Productivity Gap With the US

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European productivity has increased only about 20% since 2000, about one-third the rate of the US.

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Inflation & Prices

Europe Poised to Cut Rates Far Sooner Than US

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The European Central Bank signaled that it might be ready to pull the trigger in June.

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International Economics

Spain Cans its Golden Visa Program

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The government decided to end the program because of its impact on the country’s housing crisis.

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Banking

US Banks Push Back on High Severance Costs in Paris

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The Americans have warned that further inroads to France’s capital may not happen without some dismissal-pay flexibility.

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Regulation

EU Plans Crackdown on Social-Media Misinformation as June Elections Loom

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Ahead of the EU Parliament elections, the bloc is looking to hold Big Tech accountable for the spread of fake news.

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Energy

Cheap Chinese Solar Panels Are Flooding the US Market

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Despite tariffs, the US imported a record number of panels through November of last year.

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Regulation

Europe Wants Big Telecoms to Merge

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The unexpected stance appears to be an infrastructure-related exemption to regulators’ normally tough antitrust stance.

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Consumer

Europe’s Budget Airlines Are Set for Another Summer Surge

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Despite pesky inflation and higher fares, the Continent’s low-cost airlines expect a lot full planes this summer.

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