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Quantified news impact based on deduplicated, quality-reviewed events in a single 20-day window.

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Macro4

Macro31 Jul, 10:32positive

15th Five-Year Plan Computing Power Network to See 4 Trillion Yuan in New Direct Investment, Huge Potential

NDRC spokesperson Jiang Yi said on July 31 that institutions estimate the 15th Five-Year Plan period will bring RMB 4 trillion in new direct investment for computing power network construction. As corporate investment dominates, this creates significant opportunities for private capital. The NDRC will enhance planning and factor guarantees to foster a favorable environment for private investment.

Effective: +45
Intensity: 85
Confidence: 80%
Horizon: Long term

Macro27 Jul, 09:38positive

Profits of China's Industrial Firms Up 18.7% in First Half 2026, Electronics Sector Surges 96.9%

China's industrial enterprises above designated size posted a 18.7% year-on-year profit growth in the first half of 2026, totaling 3.94799 trillion yuan. The pace accelerated 3.2 percentage points from the first quarter. The electronics sector led with a 96.9% surge, driven by AI and computing demand, contributing 8.5 percentage points to overall industrial profit growth. Revenue rose 6.5% and the profit margin improved to 5.70%.

Effective: +43
Intensity: 95
Confidence: 90%
Horizon: Medium term

Macro31 Jul, 08:00positive

Beijing's H1 2026 GDP Reaches 2.64 Trillion RMB, Up 5.4%, with Strategic Emerging and High-Tech Manufacturing

In the first half of 2026, Beijing's gross domestic product totaled 2,641.19 billion RMB, a real increase of 5.4% year-on-year, moderating from 5.9% in the first quarter. Strategic emerging industries and high-tech manufacturing drove industrial output, growing 12.8% and 15.7%, respectively. Service robot output surged 2.3 times, while industrial robot and new energy vehicle production rose 75.5% and 18.5%. General public budget revenue climbed 6%, with tax revenue accounting for 89.3%, maintaining the best level nationally. Retail sales fell 2.2%, but service consumption grew 4.5%.

Effective: +42
Intensity: 80
Confidence: 80%
Horizon: Short term

Macro27 Jul, 06:39positive

China clarifies individual income tax on offshore trusts; Samsung, SK Hynix sign US$950 billion chip deals

China's Ministry of Finance and the State Taxation Administration announced on July 24 that residents must report and pay individual income tax on assets transferred to offshore trusts and on income generated during the trust's term. Separately, South Korean presidential adviser Kim Yong-beom said on Saturday that Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix have secured long-term memory chip supply agreements with US tech firms including NVIDIA and Broadcom worth a combined US$950 billion. SK Hynix's US-bound supply amounts to US$750 billion, while Samsung signed a US$200 billion contract with Broadcom.

Effective: +41
Intensity: 90
Confidence: 85%
Horizon: Long term

Industries3

Industries3 Aug, 18:07positive

China AI 2026: Large Model Market Exceeds RMB 70 Billion, Agent Market RMB 44.9 Billion, 72% Adoption

China's AI industry in 2026 shows robust growth: the large model market exceeded RMB 70 billion, enterprise agent market reached RMB 44.9 billion, and 72% of enterprises completed Agent pilots. Meanwhile, industrial AI adoption rose from 9.6% in 2024 to 47.5% in 2025, small models cut costs by 95% in specific scenarios, and 47% of organizations reported AI-related security incidents. These figures highlight rapid expansion alongside governance challenges.

Effective: +47
Intensity: 75
Confidence: 80%
Horizon: Short term

Industries31 Jul, 15:41positive

US tech giants ramp up AI infrastructure spending in July, annual capex plans near $800 billion

In July, major US tech companies rolled out full-year capital expenditure plans totaling close to $800 billion, directing funds toward AI servers, data centers, proprietary chips and memory capacity. The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index initially dropped 11% in one week, with nearly 70% of semiconductor names down over 20% from their highs, before a late-month earnings-driven rebound lifted the index 8.19% in a single session. Alphabet raised its annual capex to $195–205 billion, Microsoft kept its $190 billion plan and Meta lifted its range to $130–145 billion. Intel raised its full-year spending to $20 billion and Tesla reaffirmed more than $25 billion in capex. Memory chip makers and other semiconductor firms secured large cloud orders, driving sharp rallies; SanDisk surged nearly 26% in one day.

Effective: +46
Intensity: 80
Confidence: 80%
Horizon: Short term

Industries31 Jul, 14:51positive

China's Electronic Information Manufacturing Value-Added Up 14.8% in First Half of 2026, IC Output Rises 23.1%

In the first half of 2026, China's above-designated-size electronic information manufacturing sector saw value-added output rise 14.8% year on year, outpacing overall industry and high-tech manufacturing by 9.4 and 1.5 percentage points, respectively. June alone recorded a 15.7% increase. Among key products, integrated circuit output grew 23.1% to 279.8 billion units, industrial robot output rose 28.0% to 538,000 sets, and new energy vehicle output increased 6.0% to 7.4 million units.

Effective: +42
Intensity: 82
Confidence: 90%
Horizon: Medium term

Companies3

Companies29 Jul, 19:24positive

Etched raises $300m Series C at $10.3 billion valuation as Sohu chip boasts 20x H100 inference speed

AI inference chip startup Etched has closed a $300 million Series C round led by Sequoia Capital, lifting its valuation to $10.3 billion. The company recently taped out its first A0 chip and has secured more than $1 billion in customer orders. Its Sohu ASIC, purpose-built for transformer inference, has demonstrated up to 20 times the throughput of an equivalent Nvidia H100 server. The round included a16z, Jane Street, Diffusion and SK Hynix, and follows a $500 million Series B in late 2025 and a $120 million Series A in 2024.

Effective: +47
Intensity: 82
Confidence: 90%
Horizon: Short term

Companies29 Jul, 05:07positive

ChangXin Memory Technologies aims to raise about RMB66.6 billion in Shanghai IPO; Q1 revenue jumps over 700%

ChangXin Memory Technologies, China’s top DRAM maker, plans to list on the Shanghai Stock Exchange and raise up to approximately RMB66.6 billion, in what would be Asia’s largest IPO of 2026 and one of China’s biggest on record. Strong investor appetite pushed the offer price to about double the earlier guidance. The company reported first-quarter 2026 revenue of RMB50.8 billion, a year-on-year surge of more than 700%, while its global memory-chip market share reached 8%, up from 3% a year earlier. It swung to a profit of over $1 billion in 2025 from a near $3 billion loss in 2023, though it still trails leaders in advanced technology and faces export curbs.

Effective: +44
Intensity: 85
Confidence: 85%
Horizon: Short term

Companies28 Jul, 15:29positive

Nvidia Signs Up to $50 Billion Data Center Lease, Deploying Hundreds of Thousands of GPUs in Texas

Nvidia has signed a lease for Hut 8's Beacon Point campus in Texas, with a 1-gigawatt capacity and hundreds of thousands of its GPUs. The 15-year base lease is valued at $19.6 billion, with a potential 30-year total of $50.2 billion if all renewal options are exercised. Nvidia's credit default swap spread widened amid reports of large financing deals. The company's unpaid data center lease payments reached $32.4 billion in its latest quarter, up from $7.4 billion in the same period of 2025.

Effective: +44
Intensity: 85
Confidence: 95%
Horizon: Medium term