China’s Battery Export Curbs; Yoon Arrest Abandoned | Horizons Middle East & Africa 01/03/2025

From Bloomberg Markets and Finance.

China is planning to tighten export restrictions on certain technology used to make battery components. Also on the show: Tesla shares fell after annual vehicle sales dropped for the first time in over a decade; Asian stocks are bucking the dour mood on Wall Street; South Korean authorities trying to arrest impeached President, Yoon Suk Yeol, face off with his security; South Africa’s bonds perform best among 18 other emerging markets in the second half of 2024; Ivory Coast’s president has announced the withdrawal of French troops from the country; US investigators say they’ve found no evidence linking deadly attacks in New Orleans and Las Vegas; oil’s four day rally has helped crude break out of a tight trading range that it was stuck in for months; South Korean authorities have stopped executing the arrest warrant for impeached President, Yoon Suk Yeol. Guests include: Kieran Calder, UBP, Head of Equity Research for Asia; Rashmi Garg, Al Dhabi Capital, Senior Portfolio Manager.

Chapters:
00:00:00 Horizons Middle East & Africa
00:05:21 WAPO: Biden to block Nippon Steel’s proposed deal
00:07:05 China mulls battery parts export curbs
00:11:04 Tesla annual EV sales drop for first time in over a decade
00:13:23 Kieran Calder, UBP, Head of Equity Research for Asia
00:19:10 South Korea’s impeached president Yoon faces arrest
00:25:57 South African bonds outperformed in 2024
00:32:11 Ivory Coast asks French troops to leave
00:39:00 FBI: No evidence of links between New Orleans and Las Vegas attacks
00:44:08 Rally breaks crude out of tight range
00:51:55 China mulls battery parts export curbs
00:54:37 South Korea abandons Yoon arrest attempt
01:00:55 Rashmi Garg, Al Dhabi Capital, Senior Portfolio Manager
01:04:56 FBI: No evidence of links between New Orleans and Las Vegas attacks

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