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Daily Memo: Pelosi’s Trip to Taiwan, Grain Corridor Open

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Taiwan visit. U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is expected to arrive in Taiwan on Tuesday night or Wednesday morning to meet with Taiwan’s president, the first trip to the self-ruled island by a U.S. House speaker since 1997. China has warned that its military “will not sit idly by” if she visits. Grain gateway. The […]

Daily Memo: Kosovo Frictions, Australian LNG Supplies

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Kosovo tensions. Kosovar Serbs blocked roads and set up barricades in protest of authorities’ decision to ban cars with Serbian licenses plates and documents...

Daily Memo: East Asian Travels, EU Gas-Saving Plan

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Japanese-Indonesian cooperation. During a meeting in Tokyo, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Indonesian President Joko Widodo agreed to cooperate more closely on energy....

Australia’s Energy Problems Are East Asia’s Energy Problems

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Much has been said about how badly the rise in global commodities has affected import-dependent economies – and rightly so. Yet some export-oriented countries...

Daily Memo: Drones Strike Russian Refinery, Black Sea Security

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Drone attack. A Russian oil refinery near Ukraine was attacked by two drones, causing a fire and halting operations. The attack is believed to...

Daily Memo: Romanian Grain, Belarusian and Ukrainian Deployments

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Romanian grain. Romania’s agriculture minister said the country’s grain harvest will be lower this year compared to last year due to weather conditions and...

A New Trade Pact in the Indo-Pacific

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The Indo-Pacific Economic Framework, the U.S.-led effort to counter China and foster economic engagement in the region, has officially launched. India, Vietnam, Indonesia, Thailand,...

Daily Memo: New Disruptions to Chip and Gas Supplies

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Trucker strike. Approximately 1,000 South Korean truckers, angry about rising fuel costs, launched a strike in front of Hyundai Motors’ largest factory complex in...

Daily Memo: Grain Shipments Still Blocked, Chinese-US Defense Talks

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No resolution. Negotiations between Russia and Turkey to unlock Ukrainian grain exports through the Black Sea ended without a breakthrough. The secretary of Ukraine’s...

Daily Memo: Germany Approves New Military Spending, Lavrov Cancels Trip to Serbia

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New military spending. Germany’s parliament approved a constitutional amendment that will unlock 100 billion euros ($107 billion) in military spending for the country. Approximately...

The Global Economy Rebounds, Stumbles Again

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(click to enlarge) Economic data for the past two years – that is, the majority of the COVID-19 pandemic – has finally been processed and...

Daily Memo: Chinese Industrial Profits Fall, Russia’s Promising Grain Harvest

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Downturn. Profits at China’s industrial corporations fell in April by 8.5 percent compared with the same period last year, the sharpest decline in two...
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