Global Insight Notes

  The proposed U.S.–Korea Strategic Investment Corporation (SKIC) is emerging as one of the most significant policy concepts of 2025. More than a bilateral investment platform, SKIC signals a shift toward joint industrial planning, shared capital deployment, and coordinated supply-chain strategy between the two countries. If implemented, SKIC could redefine how both nations allocate resources across critical sectors like semiconductors, EVs, batteries, defense tech, and AI infrastructure. 🔍 1. SKIC as a New Industrial Policy Framework Unlike traditional cross-border funds, SKIC aligns public policy goals with private-sector capital , creating a system in which: Washington’s reshoring agenda meets Seoul’s scaling agenda Joint investment can support fabrication, research, and deployment Capital allocation becomes a policy tool, not just a market function This makes SKIC far more strategic than a typical bilateral finance vehicle. 🔋 2. Supply Chain Security Is th...

The AI world is entering a new phase. Training chips — especially TPU-class accelerators — will determine which countries and companies lead the next wave of AI innovation. 1. Why TPU Demand Is Surging in 2025 AI models are doubling in size every few months. GPU-based training has become too expensive, too slow, and too power-hungry. Meanwhile: TPUs deliver higher FLOPS per watt, lower cost per training run, and more stable scaling across large clusters. This shift explains why major cloud regions (U.S., UAE, Korea, India) are adopting TPU-like accelerators in sovereign AI strategies. 2. TPU vs GPU — The Real Difference Category GPU TPU Flexibility Excellent Medium Training Throughput Good Superior Cost Efficiency Moderate High Best Use Case Inference + general compute Large-scale training The more parameters a model has, the more likely TPUs outperform GPUs in both speed and cost. 3. Who Will Dominate TPU Infrastructure in 2025? 🇺🇸 United States Still leads TPU architecture, com...

  Executive Summary The November FOMC meeting revealed the clearest hints yet of a potential Fed pivot in early 2025 . With inflation cooling, labor-market pressure easing, and forward guidance subtly shifting, global markets are pricing in an accelerated rate-cut timeline . This shift could reshape U.S. liquidity, global capital flows, and emerging-market risk premiums. 1. Key Insights The Fed’s tone shifted from “higher for longer” → “data-dependent easing.” Core PCE inflation is now moving firmly toward the 2% target. Bond markets are pricing 2–3 cuts in 2025 , earlier than previously expected. Financial conditions have tightened enough to substitute for further hikes. Global EM currencies may stabilize as U.S. rate-cut expectations strengthen. 2. What Changed After the November FOMC? 2.1 A Softer Tone from Powell For the first time in months, Powell emphasized that “the risks of doing too much and too little are becoming more balanced.” This is the cla...