{"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-2","published_at":"2026-06-28T18:46:59+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-2","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-0080.mp3","audio_url":"https://audio.fexingo.com/business/china-economy/episode-0080.mp3","summary":"China's quiet weapon in the global currency war isn't a yuan peg or reserve status — it's bilateral swap lines. In Episode 80 of China Economy with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna unpack how Beijing has signed over 40 swap agreements worth nearly $500 billion with central banks from Argentina to Indonesia. They examine the mechanics: how these swaps let trade partners settle directly in yuan, bypassing US dollar clearing and reducing sanctions risk. With the yuan weakening to 6.77 per dollar and the trade-weighted dollar index hitting 120.4, the hosts discuss why China is accelerating this strategy now — and whether it can erode dollar dominance. Specific examples include the Bank of Russia's yuan holdings and the People's Bank of China's swap line with Saudi Arabia, which bypasses petrodollar recycling. A focused look at the infrastructure of de-dollarization. #ChinaEconomy #DeDollarization #YuanInternationalization #CurrencySwaps #PBOC #CentralBanking #USDSupremacy #GlobalTrade #Petrodollar #SaudiArabia #Russia #Argentina #Geopolitics #Finance #AsiaMarkets #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #Economics Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo","meta_description":"China's quiet weapon in the global currency war isn't a yuan peg or reserve status — it's bilateral swap lines. In Episode 80 of China Economy with Fexing…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":580,"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-2/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-2.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}