South Korea's Newborn Count Surges 18% in April - but less dramatic than the surge in SK Hynix and Samsung.
The number of births in Korea reached 24,521 in April, an 18% increase year-on-year. This marks a new high for the month of April since 2019, and the y/y growth rate also set a record high for the month since 1981.
From Jan to Apr, the cumulative number of births reached 99,534, a y/y increase of 15.5%, marking an all-time high.
Korea has the lowest birthrate in the world. A rising stock market can cure all worries. It can even arrest an epic decline in birthrate.
The flood of mainland Chinese money has driven down the A/H premium. Chinese AI firms to be dual listed in mainland will attract flows and valuation. The PBOC wants to maintain its grip on cross border flows @EmilyCNBC https://t.co/62WEC7vd9q
China launched a severe crackdown on illegal cross-border trading activities. All non-compliant accounts will be closed within two years.
Chinese ADRs and HK IPOs have been favorites among Chinese traders. This crackdown and the ensuing price action will reveal how important this group of traders is to the Chinese ADRs and HK IPOs. $FXI
China is digging a tunnel UNDER the Yangtze River to build a high speed rail. Investment will be 500bn yuan but with leverage it will be close to 1.5tn.
This is an insane level of engineering. China is clearly benefiting from the “STEM Dividend 工程师红利”, as the country produces 10x engineers as the US each year.
Indeed, it was *because* I was not from the aerospace industry that SpaceX made such radical breakthroughs. Same for Tesla.
Those in the industry would have if they could have.