Jerry Dobbins remembers a young Vance growing up in Middletown, decades before he would be sworn in as vice president. Dobbins lived two doors down from Vance's grandmother − affectionately known as "Mamaw" − and he called her a "tough bird" who pushed her grandson to do well and stay out of trouble.

Ben Harburg, Founder of CoreValues Alpha, says that President Trump will look to maintain U.S. dollar supremacy and shares his Yuan outlook. Qian Wang, principal and chief Asia-Pacific economist at Vanguard, highlighted worrying signs in China's economy, such as the structural imbalance between demand and supply.