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DailySA: Investors wary of next Asian financial crisis

Good morning. Here’s your Situational Awareness for Thursday, 15 September 2022. INVESTORS WARY OF PENDING ASIAN FINANCIAL CRISIS: Regional banks in Asia are depleting their foreign exchange reserves as U.S. Federal Reserve interest rate hikes continue to strengthen the dollar against smaller Asian currencies. According to Divya Devesh at Standard Chartered in Singapore, developing Asian […]

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DailySA: U.S. readies sanctions against China?

Good morning. Here’s your Situational Awareness for Wednesday, 14 September 2022. U.S. READIES SANCTIONS AGAINST CHINA?: The Biden administration is reportedly in talks on preemptive sanctions on China in order to deter military action against Taiwan, according to unnamed sources in a Reuters report. The White House declined to comment on the report, but did […]

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DailySA: Xi, Putin to meet this week and discuss next steps

Good morning. Here’s your Situational Awareness for Tuesday, 13 September 2022. XI, PUTIN TO MEET THIS WEEK AND DISCUSS NEXT STEPS: Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin are scheduled to meet this week in high-level diplomatic talks. The meeting will take place in Uzbekistan during Thursday’s Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit. The highly […]

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DailySA: Russia, China respond to NATO’S “Mutual Containment” strategy

Good morning. Here’s your Situational Awareness for Monday, 12 September 2022. RUSSIA, CHINA RESPOND TO NATO’S “MUTUAL CONTAINMENT”: Following a meeting with Russian officials, Li Zhanshu, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of China (NPC), announced Russia and China’s intent to ally against NATO’s “mutual containment” strategy against the two countries. […]

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DailySA: Drought conditions to worsen as La Niña forecast for a three-peat

Good morning. Here’s your Situational Awareness for Friday, 09 September 2022. DROUGHT CONDITIONS TO WORSEN AS LA NIÑA FORECAST FOR A THREE-PEAT: Weather forecasters are predicting a third season of La Niña weather conditions, which are to blame for drought in the Western hemisphere. ALLIES JOIN INDO-PACIFIC ECONOMIC FRAMEWORK MEETING: Allies gathered at the U.S. […]

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