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SpaceX: Chinese money for US space company

Testimony before a US court supports the suspicion that Elon Musk is also using Chinese money to finance the company SpaceX. This is likely to increase concerns about national security in the USA.

By Marcel Grzanna

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News | Finances

Stock exchange: Shanghai opens options market for foreign investors

By opening up options trading to international investors, China is sending a clear signal: more capital, more confidence and a greater global role for the yuan. The reform is intended to integrate the Chinese financial market more closely into the global economy.

By Amelie Richter

News | Cryptocurrencies

Kazakhstan: Innovation lab for digital payments

Kazakhstan is testing a stablecoin linked to the offshore yuan for the first time. The transaction serves as a pilot project and strengthens Beijing's influence in Central Asia.

By Marcel Grzanna

Opinion | Financial policy

France in crisis: Why Germany is not facing the same threat

Germans who look anxiously at Paris run the risk of ignoring the real challenges facing this country, write the experts at Fiscal Future. A forward-looking fiscal policy, on the other hand, has the potential to restore confidence in the state's ability to act.

By Pippa Kolmer, Carl Mühlbach and Marina Guldimann