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Polymarket gained significant traction in the period leading up to the US election. Betting activity and predictions on the 2024 U.S. presidential election alone reached nearly $3.2 billion.

TradingKey - The US Presidential election has taken place on Tuesday (5 November) and votes are continuing to be counted. 

American brands in China are feeling the heat. Sales are falling fast, as Chinese consumers hold back on spending. For major players like Apple, Starbucks, and Nike, the China market has long been a cash cow. 

Chinese EV manufacturer BYD released its revenue report for Q3 2024 to beat out Tesla. This is the first time it has achieved this feat in a competitive EV market. 

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Asian markets started a likely momentous month on the cautious side, with shares mostly lower and Treasury yields near three-month highs on Friday, while investors wait for U.S. payrolls data, although a rate cut next week is largely baked in.

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Union has decided to increase tariffs on Chinese-built electric vehicles to as much as 45.3% at the end of its highest profile trade investigation that has divided Europe and prompted retaliation from Beijing.

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong saw fresh records of home-buying from mainland Chinese in the first three-quarters following efforts by the financial city to attract foreign professionals and remove

SHANGHAI (Reuters) - ByteDance founder Zhang Yiming is China's richest person, with personal wealth of $49.3 billion, an annual rich list showed on Tuesday, although counterparts in real estate and renewables have fared less well.

TradingKey – This week, markets will focus on the U.S. October Nonfarm Payroll report. Following a solid increase of 254,000 jobs in September, October’s job growth is expected to slow, with forecasts of 140,000 new jobs.

BEIJING (Reuters) - China's central bank launched a new lending tool on Monday to inject more liquidity into the market and support credit flow in the banking system ahead of the expiration of trillions of yuan in loans at the end of the year.

BEIJING (Reuters) - China renewed warnings to the European Union that if the bloc conducts separate negotiations with electric vehicle companies while in talks with China, that would "shake mutual trust" and interfere with the overall negotiations, Chinese commerce ministry said on Monday.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Germany would be the big loser if a Trump presidency sparked a tit-for-tat trade war between the United States and Europe, with Germany's previously much-envied industrial strength potentially becoming an acute vulnerability.

GUANGZHOU, China (Reuters) - If Donald Trump wins next month's U.S. presidential election, Mike Sagan's toy-making company will halve its China supply chain within a year.

Israeli authorities are still preventing humanitarian missions from reaching areas of northern Gaza with critical supplies including medicine and food for people under siege, the head of the U.N. Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA said on Monday.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Foreign holdings of U.S. Treasuries surged to a record high in August, data from the Treasury Department showed on Thursday, rising for four straight months.

Asian fund managers turned bullish on regional markets following a barrage of stimulus measures from China, a BofA survey showed this week, with Chinese markets seeing increased fund allocation. 

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -World Bank President Ajay Banga on Tuesday warned that a significant widening of the Israel-Gaza war could lead to major impacts on the global economy, calling the steep loss of civilian lives in the region "unconscionable."

Google has signed a significant agreement with Kairos Power to purchase nuclear energy generated from small modular reactors (SMRs). This initiative is designed to solve the growing energy problems in the United States and, in particular, the development of the artificial intelligence (AI) industry.

Investing.com-- China’s Ministry of Finance over the weekend outlined hotly awaited fiscal stimulus policies intended to help support the economy, with analysts noting that while the signaling was positive, the government had still left out several key details. 

Insights– This Thursday, U.S. retail sales for September will be released. August retail sales surprised with a rise, indicating strong consumer demand and adding to evidence of a soft U.S. economic landing.