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Daily Memo: Ukrainian Grain Leaves Port Despite Deal Suspension

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Deal is off. Russia announced over the weekend that it was suspending its participation in a U.N.-backed deal that facilitated the transport of Ukrainian grain through the Black Sea. Moscow said the move was in response to a Ukrainian drone attack on Russia’s Black Sea Fleet, though Russia had raised doubts about the agreement’s future […]

Daily Memo: US Oil Exports, China’s COVID Containment Measures

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Record exports. The U.S. exported a record volume of crude oil last week. Oil and refined products exports reached 11.4 million barrels per day,...

Daily Memo: China Concludes Its National Congress

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Congress closes. The Chinese Communist Party concluded its 20th National Congress on Sunday. On the closing day, Xi Jinping was given an unprecedented third...

Daily Memo: Eurasian Leaders Meet, EU Budget Concerns

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Summit in Yerevan. The heads of government of the Eurasian Economic Union (Russia, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan) met on Friday in Yerevan. They...

Daily Memo: Australia and Japan to Sign Defense Deal, Belarus Reinforces Border

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Quad cooperation. Australia and Japan will sign a defense agreement this weekend, strengthening military cooperation between the two allies. The deal is expected to...

Daily Memo: Russia Attends to Armenia-Azerbaijan Conflict, Turkey as a Gas Hub

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Spheres of influence. Meetings continue at the Commonwealth of Independent States summit in Astana, Kazakhstan. The latest highlights: Russian President Vladimir Putin has invited...

Daily Memo: US Inflation Ticks Up

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Persistent inflation. U.S. consumer prices accelerated on a monthly basis in September, defying expectations of a continued slowdown. The consumer price index rose 0.4...

Daily Memo: Ukraine Update

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Russian retaliation. Russia’s Ministry of Defense announced a massive strike on targets related to Ukraine’s military command, communications and energy infrastructure following the strike...

Daily Memo: Tensions on the Armenian-Azerbaijani Border

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Renewed fighting. Armenia’s Foreign Ministry accused Azerbaijan’s armed forces of opening fire on Wednesday toward the Armenian border and killing three people. The ministry...

Daily Memo: Russian Creativity

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Escalation. Referendums were held last week in the nominally Ukrainian regions of Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia to see if residents there wanted to...

Daily Memo: Scholz in the Middle East, Australia’s Naval Plans

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Scholz in the Middle East. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz concluded a two-day visit to the Persian Gulf by signing a series of energy deals....

Daily Memo: Russia’s Partial Mobilization

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Partial mobilization. In an address, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a partial mobilization effective immediately. The mobilization will affect only 300,000 reservists –veterans and...
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