{"id":64452,"date":"2026-05-14T09:25:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T09:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/?p=64452"},"modified":"2026-05-14T09:29:29","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T09:29:29","slug":"china-has-the-us-over-a-barrel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/14\/china-has-the-us-over-a-barrel\/","title":{"rendered":"Xi Has Trump Over a Barrel"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Key Points<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Producer prices jumped by 6.0% over the 12 months to April, warning of higher consumer prices ahead.<\/li>\n<li>10-year Treasury yields responded with a rise to 4.48%.<\/li>\n<li>Xi Jinping has the upper hand in negotiations with Donald Trump because of China&#8217;s large strategic oil reserves, which they could use to keep prices in check.<\/li>\n<li>The S&amp;P 500 reached a new high at 7444, while the Dow is consolidating in a bullish narrow range below 50,000.<\/li>\n<li>The Main Street US economy is under the pump, but Semiconductors, Construction, and Heavy Electrical industries are booming due to datacenter spending.<\/li>\n<li>Lithium, Copper, and Critical Materials show signs of buying pressure, but Uranium is lagging.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Producer prices jumped by 6.0% for the 12 months to April 2026, driven by rising fuel prices and transportation costs. The cost of rising fuel prices is spreading through the economy, with the core index (excluding food and energy) leaping to 5.2%. The chart below shows the impact of energy shortages on producer prices after Russia&#8217;s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. We expect the impact of the Strait of Hormuz closure to be more severe.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2026\/2026-05-13-ppi-core.png?resize=525%2C372&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Producer Price Index (PPI)\" width=\"525\" height=\"372\" \/><\/p>\n<i>[Content protected for Premium, Australian Growth, International Growth, Market Analysis members only]<\/i>\n&#8230;.. 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