January 21, 2021
8 ATF BIG PICTURE: Foreign routes into China's bonds
01 Top Story Rare earth surges on regulation note
02 ATF TV DLT opportunity
Distributed ledger technology - better known as blockchain – is about more than just payments, explains Edward Moya, senior market analyst at OANDA
03 Asia Markets
HSI falls 0.1% to 29,927.76; CSI300 adds 1.1% to 3,621.26 and the Nikkei 225 climbs 0.8% to 28,756.86
04 China 'risk' to US infra
Trump's hardline chief telecommunications regulator warns of dangers from Beijing's surveillance, economic espionage and potential 'injection of malware into networks'
05 Biden ire over sanctions
Beijing announces restrictions on 'lying and cheating' Pompeo as it accused 28 former administration members of violating its sovereignty after Uighur 'genocide' label
06 China media in vax attack
State-owned publications take on Germany and Australia policies as they tout alleged benefits of homegrown pharmaceuticals after deaths of aged residents in Norway
07 Ma mystery deepens
While the shares of Alibaba have partly recovered, the reappearance of China's most famous businessman does not mean the tech behemoth's crisis is over; a major rejig of its operations is underway and the clouds are yet to dissipate
08 ATF Big Picture