Traders cited profit-taking ahead of Friday’s U.S. payrolls data, which could sway Fed rate policy and indirectly impact Hong Kong equities. The next big leap would be to try its hand across the pond. In 2015, Joe & The Juice opened up its first U.S. outfit, located on Spring Street, in New York's SoHo district. Minor tweaks were made to the operation, like offering additional drink sizes, as well as referring to its shakes as smoothies. The response was encouraging enough to begin slowly expanding across the country, but Basse wanted to ensure the ethos and culture of his brand wouldn't suffer in the process. He told Fortune in 2023, "I am of the belief that these things are the same no matter where you approach the world. I think our model can be applied in Scandinavia, in the U.S., in India, in the Middle East — but that might just call for a little bit of patience." Whilst Trump is playing his full on MAPA (Make America Poor Again) game, there is one candidate who will benefit from the new world order. US won't be a reliable partner for anyone as long as Trump is talking and pulling the strings, whilst China is in a very good place to simply re-route exports to other nations and avoid the US craziness. I reckon that this chart will break to the upside, although to trade it we should wait for the breakout confirmation. Once that happens, we can go long in there and let the US cripple on their own with nice tariff phantasies. Following a strong Wall Street close, HSI futures opened higher at 17,710 and sustained upward bias through the morning trading. Traders note improved risk appetite as Asian markets track softer U.S. Treasury yields.