★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)Economics & TradeEnergy & EnvironmentPolitics & Policy Russian Default Unlikely to Dent Ambitions, New Gold Ban Will Have Similar Impact to Oil Embargoes Russia has officially fallen into default on its foreign debt for the first time in more than a century due…McAlinden Research PartnersJune 28, 2022
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)Economics & TradeMarketsPolitics & Policy Hong Kong Capital Flight Continues, Compounding City’s Currency and Pension Struggles Hard-line COVID-19 policies, largely following mainland China's "zero-COVID" measures, have hammered Hong Kong's attractiveness to foreigners and international firms since…McAlinden Research PartnersJune 15, 2022
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)⦁ Theme TrackerEconomics & TradeⓁ UK EquitiesMonetary Policy Bank of England Throws UK Growth Into Question, Pound Sterling Stifled by Dollar Strength The United Kingdom began a charge toward tighter monetary policy among developed nations in 2021, but the pace of rate…McAlinden Research PartnersMay 18, 2022
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)⦁ Theme TrackerFinanceMonetary Policy The Summer of CBDCs: Where Central Banks Stand in Their Digital Currency Ambitions Several central bank digital currency (CBDC) pilots have begun kicking off around the world in recent months. China's PBOC has…McAlinden Research PartnersJuly 14, 2021
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)Economics & TradeMarketsPolitics & Policy As Hong Kong Stocks & FX Struggle, Taiwan is Thriving Thirteen weeks of unrest have begun to take on Hong Kong’s economy and markets. Local share prices are sinking, the…McAlinden Research PartnersSeptember 3, 2019