U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to cut off the supply of chips and processors to Huawei Technologies Co. is hitting China’s biggest tech company where it hurts – its dependence on other nations for the semiconductors and software in smartphones and networking gear. SEE MORE The short-term outlook for European caustic soda is trending in a balanced to tighter direction on the back of global trends. SEE MORE US firms with operations in China are hurting from lower demand for products, higher manufacturing costs and higher sales prices of products, as direct consequences of the trade war between the two economic giants. SEE MORE The dong/dollar exchange rate has fluctuated sharply in recent days after the US decided to impose tariff of 25 percent on $200 billion worth of imports from China. SEE MORE The consumption of electricity has set a new record, exceeding the peak of 2018 and thus putting the national power grid under pressure. SEE MORE