Last Friday, the United States and China reached a long-awaited deal to grant the PCAOB access to the auditing records of Chinese firms listed on US exchanges. The tone of the US side, however, is one of caution. SEC Chair Gary Gensler stressed that the real test of the deal’s success will come later this month during the first inspections in Hong Kong. Read more
The Biden administration officially launched the first steps of CHIPS implementation. In an executive order last week,...