Shuli Ren, Columnist

Imagine OpenAI Bonds, Labubu Everywhere: Here’s to 2026

January 4, 2026 at 7:00 PM UTC

Shuli Ren is a Bloomberg Opinion columnist covering Asian markets. A former investment banker, she was a markets reporter for Barron’s. She is a CFA charterholder.

They are coming for you: China’s year of Labubu. — They are coming for you: China’s year of Labubu.
Photographer: Na Bian/Bloomberg

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