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IS AUKUS dead?
The historic AUKUS (Aus, UK, US) defence tech pact is in the news again, with Aussie outlets flagging the Trump administration might revise the deal, years after the ink dried. Revealed via a shock 2021 announcement, the trilateral deal pledges varying defence tech cooperation, but the kicker was to help Australia get nuclear-powered (not armed) […]
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Will China’s market euphoria last?
China’s equities are so hot right now. How hot? So hot. So let’s take a quick look at why: We’ve shared a few updates on the Party’s repeated efforts to revive China’s economy. And while the fundamentals are still lagging, market sentiment is now enjoying a bump. One clear example is in China’s slow-motion property […]
Vietnam, China, and the geopolitics of artificial islands
We humans can create just about anything these days: self-heating mugs, lab-grown meat, KFC-flavoured toothpaste. So no harm in a few artificial islands, right? Wrong. China’s foreign ministry just rebuked Vietnam for doing just that in the South China Sea (SCS), declaring Beijing “firmly opposes relevant countries’ construction activities on islands and reefs they have […]
The top 3 quotes from Jackson Hole
The Super Bowl for economists (aka the Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium) just wrapped on Saturday, so let’s get you the top three quotes, starting with… There’s always been tension in the Fed’s dual mandate of chasing maximum employment versus stable prices. But the chair suggested this tension now looks different. Why? He argued President […]
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