{"podcast":{"title":"China Economy with Fexingo: Beijing's Policies, Trade, and Asia-Pacific Markets","slug":"china-economy-with-fexingo-beijing-s-policies-trade-and-asia-pacific-markets-7871760","podcast_index_feed_id":7871760,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fexingo.com/business/china-economy.xml","website_url":"https://www.fexingo.com/","image_url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/china-economy/cover.png","author":"Fexingo","episode_count":120,"summary":"China's economy is the world's second-largest, yet its policy signals can feel opaque. Lucas and Luna cut through the noise each episode, examining Beijing's latest monetary and fiscal moves, trade tensions with the US and EU, and the ripple effects across Asia-Pacific markets. They ground every conversation in real-time data from Chinese industrial production, PMIs, and export figures — no punditry, just the numbers and the strategic outlook. Whether dissecting the PBOC's rate decisions, the impact of export controls on semiconductors, or the shifting dynamics of ASEAN supply chains, this show serves investors, analysts, and executives who need to understand China's role in global markets — not headlines, but the underlying incentives and constraints. Expect a calm, evidence-based dissection of what works, what doesn't, and what could change next. Lucas challenges official narratives with data; Luna asks the uncomfortable questions about debt, demographics, and decoupling. Each episode leaves you with a clearer map of the risks and opportunities in the world's most consequential economy. How will China's stimulus affect your portfolio — and when does the trade war become a cold w…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-19T06:17:55.317167+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/china-economy-with-fexingo-beijing-s-policies-trade-and-asia-pacific-markets-7871760"},"episode":{"title":"How China Is Using Currency Swaps to Sidestep the Dollar","slug":"how-china-is-using-currency-swaps-to-sidestep-the-dollar","published_at":"2026-07-03T18:58:59+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/china-economy-with-fexingo-beijing-s-policies-trade-and-asia-pacific-markets-7871760/how-china-is-using-currency-swaps-to-sidestep-the-dollar","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/china-economy-with-fexingo-beijing-s-policies-trade-and-asia-pacific-markets-7871760","url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/china-economy/episode-0090.mp3","audio_url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/china-economy/episode-0090.mp3","summary":"China has been quietly expanding bilateral currency swap agreements with trading partners to reduce reliance on the US dollar in cross-border trade. In this episode, Lucas and Luna break down how these swaps work, why they matter for global finance, and what the latest data on China's yuan internationalization reveals. They discuss the size of China's swap network, the geopolitical motivations behind the push, and the implications for the dollar's dominance. With specific examples including Russia, Brazil, and Saudi Arabia, the hosts explain why this shift is more than just symbolic. They also examine the risks: capital control tensions, limited convertibility, and the yuan's relatively small share of global reserves. Listeners get a clear, data-driven picture of whether the yuan can truly challenge the greenback. #China #Yuan #CurrencySwaps #DeDollarization #PBOC #InternationalTrade #Geopolitics #DollarDominance #EmergingMarkets #CentralBanking #Economics #FexingoBusiness #ChinaEconomy #TradeFinance #BRICS #DigitalYuan #Economy #BusinessPodcast Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo","meta_description":"China has been quietly expanding bilateral currency swap agreements with trading partners to reduce reliance on the US dollar in cross-border trade. In th…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":592,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/china-economy-with-fexingo-beijing-s-policies-trade-and-asia-pacific-markets-7871760/episodes/how-china-is-using-currency-swaps-to-sidestep-the-dollar/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/china-economy-with-fexingo-beijing-s-policies-trade-and-asia-pacific-markets-7871760/how-china-is-using-currency-swaps-to-sidestep-the-dollar.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}