Amid turmoil in global markets following the U.S. midterm elections, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index surged. As expectations of tighter U.S. AI regulation spread, attention is turning to the future of the U.S.-China race for AI supremacy.
Global equity markets have been exposed to significant volatility following the results of the U.S. midterm elections. The NASDAQ Composite fell 5.5% on a closing-price basis over five days and remains 9.2% below its 6 October high.
By contrast, Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index showed a different trend. It rose for five consecutive trading days from the starting point of 29 October through 4 November, then moved sideways, closing on the 10th at a level 7% above the starting point.
As expectations of tighter regulation of AI investment in the United States spread, Naoki Tashiro (田代 尚機), a Chinese equities analyst, wrote in a report that the issue would affect the future U.S.-China race for AI supremacy.