★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)⦁ Theme TrackerCommoditiesEconomics & TradeⓁ Saudi ArabiaPolitics & Policy Saudi Arabia Settles Conflict With Iran, Expands Chinese Relations and Non-Oil Business Activities Saudi Arabia's seven-year diplomatic freeze and proxy conflict with Iran appears to have come to an end after China brokered…McAlinden Research PartnersMarch 16, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)Economics & TradeMarkets China’s COVID Wave Abates, Clearing the Way for a Post-Lockdown Burst in Consumer Spending Much has been made of China's re-opening, which spurred commodities prices higher and brightened growth prospects for the global economy.…McAlinden Research PartnersFebruary 13, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)Economics & TradeMonetary Policy Emerging Markets Off to a Strong Start in 2023, Leveraging Weak Dollar and China Rebound Emerging markets disappointed once again last year as growth crumbled and a persistently strong Dollar subdued sentiment. Those trends may…McAlinden Research PartnersFebruary 1, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)Economics & TradeFinanceMonetary Policy As USD Continues to Crack, China and Others Wage War on Dollar Dominance in Global Trade A weakening Dollar throughout the second half of 2022, and into the new year, has coincided with a ramping up…McAlinden Research PartnersJanuary 18, 2023
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)Economics & TradeLabor, Education & DemographicsPolitics & Policy China’s Year of Protest Continues to Threaten Growth Targets, Culminates in Anti-Lockdown Demonstrations Widespread protests have broken out across China in opposition of yet another bout of lockdowns in the world's second-largest economy.…McAlinden Research PartnersNovember 29, 2022
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)Economics & TradeLabor, Education & DemographicsPolitics & Policy Hong Kong Stocks Continue Slipping Lower, Offices Hemorrhage Tenants Amid Corporate Exodus On the heels of a controversial Communist Party Congress in mainland China, shares of Hong Kong listed firms suffered from…McAlinden Research PartnersNovember 3, 2022
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)Economics & TradeLabor, Education & DemographicsReal Estate & Construction Perpetual Population Decline May Compel Hong Kong Officials to Relax Restrictive COVID Policies Hong Kong has continued to enforce a strong spate of pandemic restrictions to try and maintain COVID-19 cases in the…McAlinden Research PartnersSeptember 19, 2022
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)CommoditiesEconomics & TradeEnergy & Environment Gulf States Strengthened Their Surpluses and Economic Growth Projections with Q2 Energy Revenues Energy-rich economies along the Persian gulf continued to report robust financial performance in the second quarter of 2022, further justifying…McAlinden Research PartnersAugust 22, 2022
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)CommoditiesEnergy & EnvironmentPolitics & Policy Pelosi Departs Taiwan Without a Hitch, But China’s Response May be Just Getting Started In the wake of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's (D-CA) visit to Taiwan, tensions and uncertainty about China's response remain high.…McAlinden Research PartnersAugust 3, 2022
★ Daily Intelligence Briefings (DIBs)Economics & TradeFinancePolitics & Policy Hong Kong Financial Sector Losing Out on International Talent but Heavy COVID Restrictions Likely to Remain New talent is increasingly hard to come by in high profile sectors of Hong Kong's economy - particularly the all-important…McAlinden Research PartnersJuly 25, 2022