AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoRare-Earth Supply Push: China Northern Rare Earth Group plans a 50% expansion at Bayan Obo in Inner Mongolia, adding $74m to boost ore processing capacity and shore up critical-mineral supply. Monetary Policy: The PBOC released its 2026-2030 reform blueprint, prioritizing stronger monetary policy and macro-regulation, yuan stability, and deeper cross-border yuan payments. AI Finance & Talent: Beijing is turning capital markets toward AI and the industry’s “talent war” is intensifying as top researchers command extreme pay. Chip Supply Chain Tension: Apple is reportedly testing blacklisted Chinese memory chips from CXMT as US firms scramble amid a strained global memory market. Humanoid Robotics IPO Fever: Unitree priced its Shanghai IPO at 150.80 yuan, aiming to raise 6.1bn yuan, after retail demand surged thousands of times. Weather Hit to Travel: Typhoon Dolphin left Shanghai with about 40% flight cancellations and widespread flooding. EV Trade Pressure Abroad: Chinese EVs are helping lift Australia’s EV share to around one-fifth of the market, even as EU tariff pressure looms. Defense & Security: A Reuters report says Pacific leaders failed to agree on a statement condemning China’s missile test, underscoring regional political friction.
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