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Markets : this week been all about deals a-gogo! SLR relief, Mid-East playing the long game with the U.S, just like China, Trump sais he is the only one to do it with Putin, he adds that they are close to a nuclear deal with Iran, SK and U.S met for talks (will be interesting to see if any USD consequence within the deal!), JPN economy shrinks in March by -0.2%, META AI delay, Coinbase hack, eq markets buying into close this week been huge (partly short gamma) going into monthly Eq derivs expiries today, clearly a lot of good news priced in these markets now (SPX 5900+) USD : big picture most likely remain soft, as Bessent continues to talk/threaten with the tax on UST holdings by foreigners + possibly push for lower usd via trade talks (SK and JPN will be the tell) How China caught up with Silicon Valley-FT >>> DeepSeek moment was the tell, as discussed back then, China has caught up, partly the reason for the Trump tariffs war... US set to cut capital requirements for banks, FT reports Bill Gates says that the tech bans on China are "absolutely" backfiring, and that it was delusional to think the US "would get substantially ahead of the Chinese" and that "[AI] was going to be super unique to us." Germany’s Merz tells EU to scrap supply chain due diligence law : The EU's CSDDD was proposed to force companies to enforce sustainability rules and human rights along their supply chain Starmer seeks UK-EU ‘reset’ Trump says he has a ‘little problem’ with Tim Cook China's CO2 emissions have been declining for a year now, since 2024, when their official target was to reach peak emissions by 2030 (and carbon neutrality by 2060) >> no matter how you slice it, this is good SCMP: "Container bookings from China to the United States have surged nearly 300 per cent after the world’s two biggest economies agreed to pause sky-high tariffs that threatened global shipping."... all so binary! but as we said in March, an embargo was never going to last very long... US set to cut capital requirements for banks, FT reports Trump insists Ukraine-Russia peace won't happen until he and Putin 'get together' Trump says he has a ‘little problem’ with Tim Cook Apple’s assurance to Indian government after Donald Trump talks about his “little problem” with CEO Tim Cook: “There is no…” Trump says US close to a nuclear deal with Iran | Reuters Trump will not like this : How Chinese Tech Giants Are Outpacing Silicon Valley by Letting Go – The Droid Guy In just four years, Xiaomi overtook Apple in China’s smartphone market.TikTok reached a billion users twice as fast as Facebook.WeChat Pay dominates in China, while WhatsApp’s payment feature remains niche, even in its strongest markets. Tariff cuts ease mass China layoffs threat, but job market pain persists | Reuters Starmer seeks UK-EU ‘reset’ – is another Brexit row looming? US trade chief meets South Korea's shipbuilders for possible cooperation - Nikkei Asia State of U.S. Tariffs: May 12, 2025 | The Budget Lab at Yale Germany's Merz tells EU to scrap supply chain due diligence law - Euractiv Japan's economy shrinks 0.2% for the first time in a year Meta Reportedly Delays 'Behemoth' AI Model: What This Could Mean for Its AI Tools - CNET Coinbase hacked: Hackers demand $20 million in Bitcoin, threaten to leak customer data - Technology News | The Financial Express China to US container bookings soar nearly 300% after trade war truce | South China Morning Post Liz Webster on X: "Since 1970s when we joined Europe, food has been secure in Britain. But Brexit tore up our trade agreements, agri policy and food security. U.K. has NO FOOD PLAN as climate change and war are playing havoc with the world, We have NO plan, not a scooby, to feed the population https://t.co/mX4DQfy5UT " / X The Kobeissi Letter on X: "The selling pressure in UnitedHealth, $UNH, is almost unprecedented: For the first time since 1998, a Dow 30 stock is down over -55% in 1 month. The last time it happened? Also $UNH in 1998, when the stock fell -55% in one month. Not even 2008 or 2020 saw a Dow 30 component https://t.co/Jhi68sEAxG " / X Getting cheap that's for sure, might be worth a look ? Arnaud Bertrand on X: "Wow, they actually achieved it, and 6 years ahead of target. It's now confirmed that China's CO2 emissions have been declining for a year now, since 2024, when their official target was to reach peak emissions by 2030 (and carbon neutrality by 2060). You can say what you want" / X Portugal far-right leader suffers second collapse days before election | Reuters

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