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China Economy News 30 September 2025 - 5 November 2025

China Import Expo 2025 Shatters Records: $40B Deals, US Firms Return After Xi–Trump Summit – Experts Sound Off

China Import Expo 2025 Shatters Records: $40B Deals, US Firms Return After Xi–Trump Summit – Experts Sound Off

Expo Highlights & Speeches The CIIE is China’s flagship trade fair to demonstrate “free trade credentials” and attract importsreuters.comscmp.com. Premier Li stressed high-level opening-up, promising to keep China’s economy “fairer and more transparent”reuters.com. Reuters notes Li said rising tariffs “are seriously undermining international economic and trade rules”reuters.com. He repeated China’s commitment to increase imports of “high quality products” and let global companies expand with confidencereuters.com. This year’s expo will coincide with dozens of Hongqiao Economic Forum conferences on global economic governance. Shanghai’s Liu Liang (social sciences researcher) calls the expo a chance to see “innovative technologies” that will “boost the new
LVMH Stock Skyrockets: Chinese Luxury Boom Sparks 12% Rally

LVMH Stock Skyrockets: Chinese Luxury Boom Sparks 12% Rally

Price Movements and Technical Snapshot On Oct. 15 the LVMH share price (MC.PA) surged to about €600 – roughly 12% above the prior closereuters.com. Over the prior week the stock had drifted down to around €533 (Oct. 14 close) before rebounding on the earnings news. For context, LVMH’s 52-week range was roughly €437–€763investing.com, so the current price is in the upper half of that range. Trading volume spiked with the gap higher, indicating strong investor interest. Many technical analysts would note that the breakout above €580/€590 levels clears key resistance, potentially opening more upside. Q3 Earnings and Business Update According
LVMH Stock Surges 12% on China Boost – Luxury Giant Regains Momentum

LVMH Stock Surges 12% on China Boost – Luxury Giant Regains Momentum

Stock Soars on Q3 Sales Beat LVMH shares skyrocketed after the company’s third-quarter update hinted at a turnaround. When markets opened on Oct. 15, the stock spiked about 12%, hitting roughly €597 in morning tradeinvesting.com. It was the steepest intraday jump LVMH has seen in almost two years, propelling the company back to the top of France’s market capitalization rankings (LVMH had briefly ceded its crown as France’s most valuable firm to rival Hermès earlier this year)reuters.com. The catalyst was LVMH’s better-than-expected Q3 sales report: organic revenue increased ~1% in the quarter, a sharp improvement from declines earlier in 2025reuters.com.
ASML Stock Surges on AI Boom but Faces China Headwinds – What Investors Must Know

ASML Stock Surges on AI Boom but Faces China Headwinds – What Investors Must Know

Stock Price & Recent Performance ASML’s stock has been on a tear heading into mid-October. The company’s American depositary shares (NASDAQ: ASML) traded near $980 on October 15, 2025, up from around $935 a week earlier and not far from their all-time high (~$1,059)ts2.techts2.tech. In Amsterdam, ASML’s ordinary shares closed at approximately €847 on Oct. 14, continuing a rally from ~€813 at the start of last weekts2.tech. This ~4% weekly rise outpaced the broader semiconductor index and brings ASML’s gain since early September to about +32%reuters.com. Year-to-date, the stock has dramatically rebounded from last year’s lows (~€580) to new highs, fueled
Tawana Resources (TAWNF) 2025 Stock Skyrocket: Lithium Revival or Mirage?

China’s Rare Earth Clampdown Sparks Trade War Shockwaves in Tech and Stocks

China’s New Rare Earth Export Controls China’s latest restrictions on rare earth exports mark a major escalation in the strategic trade standoff with the United States. On October 9, 2025, Beijing’s Ministry of Commerce unveiled “Announcement No. 61”, dramatically tightening export controls on a range of critical rare-earth elementsaljazeera.com. Five additional rare-earth metals – holmium, erbium, thulium, europium and ytterbium – were added to China’s export control list, on top of seven elements already restricted since Aprilaljazeera.com. In effect, 12 out of the 17 rare earth elements are now subject to Chinese export licensing and quotasaljazeera.com. These metals might sound obscure,
MP Materials Stock Skyrockets on Pentagon Deal and Apple Alliance – Rare Earth Boom or Hype?

Rare Earth Boom: MP Materials Stock Skyrockets on Pentagon Deal, China Curbs – Hype or Game-Changer?

China’s Rare Earth Stranglehold Sparks U.S. Action Rare earth elements – a group of 17 metals like neodymium, praseodymium, dysprosium, and terbium – may not be household names, but they are the lifeblood of modern tech and defense industries. They power the magnets in electric vehicle motors and wind turbines, enable the miniaturization of smartphones and precision-guided missiles, and are critical for fighter jet engines and satellites. For years, the United States has been almost entirely dependent on imports of these resources, especially from Chinats2.tech. In fact, China currently accounts for roughly 70% of the world’s rare earth ore production and over 90% of processing
China’s Manufacturing Slump Deepens: Factories Freeze for 6th Month – Experts Warn of Lingering Weakness

China’s Manufacturing Slump Deepens: Factories Freeze for 6th Month – Experts Warn of Lingering Weakness

Manufacturing Activity Stalls – PMI Still in Contraction China’s official manufacturing PMI in September was 49.8, up slightly from 49.4 in August but still indicating contraction bloomberg.com reuters.com. This means more factories are shrinking output than expanding. September marked the sixth consecutive month the PMI stayed below 50, the longest downturn since mid-2019 bloomberg.com. Reuters notes this “prolonged slump” reflects the economy’s struggle with weak demand and trade pressures reuters.com reuters.com. As one analyst put it, “The rebound reflects a seasonal uptick… but a continued upcycle is still some way off” given capacity and global headwinds reuters.com. Bloomberg also highlighted
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Stock Market Today

iFAST share price drops 3% as markets shut; earnings next week in focus

iFAST share price drops 3% as markets shut; earnings next week in focus

7 February 2026
iFAST shares fell 3.2% to S$9.64 in heavy trading Friday, closing near the day’s low as investors awaited FY2025 results due Feb. 12. The stock is about 13% below its 52-week high. iFAST recently agreed to buy a 30% stake in Financial Alliance for S$19.6 million, pending regulatory approval. Assets under administration stood at S$30.62 billion as of Sept. 30.
Sembcorp Industries share price: what to watch after Friday dip as Feb 25 results near

Sembcorp Industries share price: what to watch after Friday dip as Feb 25 results near

7 February 2026
Sembcorp shares closed at S$6.05 on Friday, down 0.33%, as Singapore’s STI dropped 0.8%. Shareholders approved the A$6.5 billion Alinta Energy takeover on Jan 30, but the deal still faces regulatory and closing conditions. Sembcorp will release FY2025 results on Feb 25 before market open. Trading volume reached about 4.3 million shares.
Hongkong Land share price drops 4% despite fresh buyback — what investors watch next

Hongkong Land share price drops 4% despite fresh buyback — what investors watch next

7 February 2026
Hongkong Land shares fell 4.2% to US$8.18 in Singapore on Friday after the company disclosed a buyback of 170,000 shares at US$8.5252 each on Feb. 5, with plans to cancel them. The drop followed a volatile week marked by a new Singapore real estate fund launch and an expanded buyback programme. Investors are watching for the group’s annual results on March 5.
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